一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
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1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
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2 without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
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1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
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2 without an inkling
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
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1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
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2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
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1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
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2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
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1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
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2 within one's powers
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
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1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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2 history is written by the victors
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
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1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
各有所好
gè yǒu suǒ hào
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1 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
各尽所能
gè jìn suǒ néng
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1 each does his utmost (idiom)
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2 from each according to his means
各显所长
gè xiǎn suǒ cháng
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1 each displays their own strengths (idiom)
在所不辞
zài suǒ bù cí
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1 not to refuse to (idiom)
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2 not to hesitate to
在所难免
zài suǒ nán miǎn
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1 to be unavoidable (idiom)
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
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1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
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2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
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3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
好聚好散
hǎo jù hǎo sàn
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1 to part without hard feelings (idiom)
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2 to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it
如有所失
rú yǒu suǒ shī
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1 to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)
居无定所
jū wú dìng suǒ
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1 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
己所不欲,勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
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1 What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
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2 Do as you would be done by.
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3 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
成则为王,败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
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1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
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2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
所向披靡
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ
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1 to sweep everything before one
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2 to be invincible (idiom)