一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
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1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
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)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
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1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
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2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
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1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
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1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
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2 uncorrupted
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3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
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1 high-sounding
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2 dignified
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3 pompous (idiom)
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
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1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
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2 irreproachable
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3 incorruptible
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
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1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
坚壁清野
jiān bì qīng yě
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1 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
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2 scorched earth policy
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
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1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
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1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
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2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
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1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
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1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
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2 fig. hell freezes over
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3 pigs can fly
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
富丽堂皇
fù lì táng huáng
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1 (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
山清水秀
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
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1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
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2 fig. enchanting scenery
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
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1 panic-stricken (idiom)
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2 to be in a flustered state
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3 also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhāng huáng shī cuò]
扬清激浊
yáng qīng jī zhuó
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1 lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
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2 eliminate vice and exalt virtue
揽辔澄清
lǎn pèi chéng qīng
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1 to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom)