仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
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1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
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1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
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2 diehard conservative attitudes
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
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1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
天网恢恢,疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī
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1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
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2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
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3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
天网恢恢,疏而不漏
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu
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1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
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2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
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3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
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1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
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2 reticent
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3 not breathing a word
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
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1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
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1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
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2 mutual help and protection
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
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1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
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2 to wait idly for opportunities
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3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
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1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
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1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
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2 to know one's place
才疏学浅
cái shū xué qiǎn
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1 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
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1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
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2 stickler for tradition
有为有守
yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu
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1 able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
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2 also written 有守有為|有守有为[yǒu shǒu yǒu wéi]
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
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1 to stay up through the night (idiom)
疏谋少略
shū móu shǎo lu:è
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1 unable to plan
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2 inept at strategy (idiom)
疏不见亲
shū bù jiàn qīn
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1 lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
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2 blood is thicker than water (idiom)
疏水箪瓢
shū shuǐ dān piáo
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1 little water and few utensils
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2 to live a frugal life (idiom)
疏而不漏
shū ér bù lòu
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1 loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
疏财仗义
shū cái zhàng yì
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1 distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy