一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
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2 many twists and turns to a story
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3 one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
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1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
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1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
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1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
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2 still wet behind the ears
以其人之道,还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
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1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
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2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
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1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
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2 an army marches on its stomach
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
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1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
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2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
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1 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
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1 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
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1 deranged
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2 demented
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3 berserk (idiom)
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
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1 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
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1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
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2 unforeseen
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3 to be surprised by the turn of events
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
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1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
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1 political and military achievements (idiom)
方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài
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1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
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2 still growing strong
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3 on the up
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
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1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
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2 still growing strong
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3 on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
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1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
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2 still growing strong
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3 on the up
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
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1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
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2 unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
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1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
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2 unprecedented
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3 also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
未可厚非
wèi kě hòu fēi
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1 not to be censured too strictly (idiom)
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2 not altogether inexcusable
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3 understandable