一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
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1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
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1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
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3 in dire straits
人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
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1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
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2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
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1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
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2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
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1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
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2 diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
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1 lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
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2 fig. extremely worried and troubled
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
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1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
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2 to skip one's sleep and meals
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3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
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1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
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2 the law of the jungle
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
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1 Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
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2 Food first, ethical niceties second
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
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1 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
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2 anxious to do battle (idiom)
滚瓜烂熟
gǔn guā làn shú
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1 lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
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2 to know sth inside out
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3 to know sth by heart
熟能生巧
shú néng shēng qiǎo
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1 with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
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1 drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
率兽食人
shuài shòu shí rén
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1 lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
瓜熟蒂落
guā shú dì luò
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1 when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
生米做成熟饭
shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn
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1 lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
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2 It's too late to change anything now.
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3 also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
生米煮成熟饭
shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn
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1 the rice is cooked
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2 what's done is done
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3 it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
生米熟饭
shēng mǐ shú fàn
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1 abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭, lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
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2 It's too late to change anything now.
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
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1 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)