只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
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1 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
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2 fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上不会掉馅饼
tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
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1 there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
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1 to take things as they are (idiom)
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2 to leave a situation as it is
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3 to be happy with the status quo
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
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1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
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2 Hope to see you again.
心领神会
xīn lǐng shén huì
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1 to understand tacitly (idiom)
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2 to know intuitively
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3 to understand thoroughly
战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
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1 to die in battle (idiom)
救场如救火
jiù chǎng rú jiù huǒ
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1 the show must go on (idiom)
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
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1 a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
时隐时现
shí yǐn shí xiàn
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1 appearing and disappearing (idiom)
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2 intermittently visible
昙花一现
tán huā yī xiàn
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1 lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
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2 flash in the pan (idiom)
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3 short-lived
机会带来成功
jī huì dài lái chéng gōng
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1 Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
洋场恶少
yáng chǎng è shào
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1 city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
活灵活现
huó líng huó xiàn
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1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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2 vivid and realistic
活龙活现
huó lóng huó xiàn
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1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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2 vivid and realistic
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
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1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
现学现用
xiàn xué xiàn yòng
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1 to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
现量相违
xiàn liàng xiāng wéi
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1 to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
穿凿附会
chuān záo fù huì
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1 to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
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2 to offer outlandish explanations