人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
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1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
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1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
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1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
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2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
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3 to make a comeback
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
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1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
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1 combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
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1 clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
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2 worthless object
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
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1 local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
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1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
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2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
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1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
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2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
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1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
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1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
挥金如土
huī jīn rú tǔ
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1 lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
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2 fig. to spend money like water
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3 extravagant
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
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1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
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1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
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2 blurred scenery
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3 cursory
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4 superficial
浮出水面
fú chū shuǐ miàn
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1 to float up (idiom); to become evident
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2 to surface
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3 to appear
浮家泛宅
fú jiā fàn zhái
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1 lit. to live on a boat
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2 to drift from place to place (idiom)
浮云朝露
fú yún zhāo lù
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1 floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
灰头土脸
huī tóu tǔ liǎn
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1 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
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2 covered in dirt
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3 dejected and depressed