一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
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1 left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
不辨菽麦
bù biàn shū mài
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1 lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters
千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
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1 absolutely true (idiom)
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2 manifold
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3 true from many points of view
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
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1 (idiom) half true and half false
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
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1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
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2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
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3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
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4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
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1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
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2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
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1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
后悔莫及
hòu huǐ mò jí
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1 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
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1 true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
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2 you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
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3 you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù
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1 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
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2 My hands are tied.
明辨是非
míng biàn shì fēi
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1 to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
是非莫辨
shì fēi mò biàn
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1 unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
望尘莫及
wàng chén mò jí
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1 lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
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2 to be far inferior
疾风知劲草,烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
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1 the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
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2 to show one's true colors after a stern test
真人不露相
zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng
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1 the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
真伪莫辨
zhēn wěi mò biàn
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1 can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
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2 not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
真刀真枪
zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
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1 real swords, real spears (idiom)
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2 real weapons
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3 very much for real
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4 every bit real
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5 the genuine article
真心实意
zhēn xīn shí yì
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1 genuine and sincere (idiom)
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2 wholehearted