一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
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1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
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2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
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3 outstanding
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
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1 devoid of fear (idiom)
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2 intrepid
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
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1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
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2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
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3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
倾心吐胆
qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
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1 to pour out one's heart (idiom)
剖肝沥胆
pōu gān lì dǎn
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1 to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)
匠心独运
jiàng xīn dú yùn
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1 original and ingenious (idiom)
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2 to show great creativity
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
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1 to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
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2 to pluck up some courage
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
孤独于世
gū dú yú shì
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1 alone in the world (idiom)
得天独厚
dé tiān dú hòu
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1 blessed by heaven (idiom)
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2 enjoying exceptional advantages
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3 favored by nature
心胆俱裂
xīn dǎn jù liè
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1 to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)
心惊胆战
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn
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1 lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
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2 scared witless
披肝沥胆
pī gān lì dǎn
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1 lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
撑死胆大的,饿死胆小的
chēng sǐ dǎn dà de , è sǐ dǎn xiǎo de
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1 fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
民贼独夫
mín zéi dú fū
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1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
无独有偶
wú dú yǒu ǒu
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1 not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence
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2 it's not the only case
狗胆包天
gǒu dǎn bāo tiān
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1 extremely daring (idiom)
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2 foolhardy
独一无二
dú yī wú èr
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1 unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled
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2 nothing compares with it
独占鳌头
dú zhàn áo tóu
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1 to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand)
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2 to be the champion
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3 to be the very best in any field