人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
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1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
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2 jerry-building
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3 sloppy work
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
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1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng
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1 magnanimous (idiom); generous
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
斤斤较量
jīn jīn jiào liàng
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1 to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
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1 to talk things through (idiom)
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2 to have an exchange of views
独具匠心
dú jù jiàng xīn
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1 original and ingenious (idiom)
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2 to show great creativity
独具只眼
dú jù zhī yǎn
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1 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
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2 to have exceptional insight
现量相违
xiàn liàng xiāng wéi
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1 to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
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1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
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2 different methods leading to the same result
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3 different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
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2 to act according to actual circumstances
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3 to live within one's means
磨刀不误砍柴工
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
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1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
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2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
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3 a beard well lathered is half shaved
神工鬼斧
shén gōng guǐ fǔ
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1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
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2 uncanny workmanship
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3 superlative craftsmanship
自不量力
zì bù liàng lì
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1 to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
良工心苦
liáng gōng xīn kǔ
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1 expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
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2 A masterpiece demands suffering.
量入为出
liàng rù wéi chū
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1 to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means
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2 You can only spend what you earn.
量力而行
liàng lì ér xíng
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1 to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence
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2 One does what one can.
量才录用
liàng cái lù yòng
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1 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
量体裁衣
liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
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2 To live within one's means.