一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
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1 perfectly clean
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2 blameless
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3 unimpeachable (idiom)
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
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1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
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1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
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2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
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1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
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2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
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1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
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2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
俨如白昼
yǎn rú bái zhòu
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1 as bright as daylight (idiom)
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
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1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
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2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
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1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
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2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
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1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
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2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
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1 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
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1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
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2 famous
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
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1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
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1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
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2 worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
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1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
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2 to feel at home anywhere
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3 to roam about unconstrained
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4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
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1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
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2 a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
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1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
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1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
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2 to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
大腹便便
dà fù pián pián
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1 big-bellied (idiom)
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2 paunchy