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
一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
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1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
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2 reliable
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
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1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
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1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
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
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
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1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
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2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
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
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
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1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
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2 to get into confrontation
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)
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
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1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
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1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
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2 wasteful
孤独于世
gū dú yú shì
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1 alone in the world (idiom)
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
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2 doing things at the last minute
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3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
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
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
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2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
拳打脚踢
quán dǎ jiǎo tī
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1 lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
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2 fig. determined to sort out a problem
指手划脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
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1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
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2 to criticize or give orders summarily
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3 also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
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1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
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2 to explain by waving one's hands
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3 to criticize or give orders summarily
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
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1 to move a stone and stub one's toe
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2 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)