一传十,十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
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1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
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2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
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1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
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2 to respond en masse
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
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1 one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call
一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
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1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
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1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
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1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
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1 all walks of life (idiom)
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2 every trade
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
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1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
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1 no use to tell others
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2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
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1 not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
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1 not at all surprising (idiom)
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
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1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
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2 the pot calls the kettle black
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
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1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
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1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
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1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
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1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú
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1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
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2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
削足适履
xuē zú shì lu:3
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1 to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
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2 impractical or inelegant solution
十年树木,百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
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1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn
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1 totally submissive (idiom)