一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
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1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
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1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
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1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
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2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
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3 a straw in the wind
一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
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1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
冰壶秋月
bīng hú qiū yuè
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1 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
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2 flawless person
各有千秋
gè yǒu qiān qiū
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1 each has its own merits (idiom)
明察秋毫
míng chá qiū háo
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1 lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
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2 fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
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1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
春秋大梦
chūn qiū dà mèng
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1 grand dreams
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2 unrealistic ideas (idiom)
暗送秋波
àn sòng qiū bō
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1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
求田问舍
qiú tián wèn shè
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1 lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)
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2 fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
渤澥桑田
bó xiè sāng tián
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1 lit. blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiom, from 史記|史记[Shǐ jì], Record of the Grand Historian); time brings great changes
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2 life's vicissitudes
沧海桑田
cāng hǎi sāng tián
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1 lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
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2 fig. the transformations of the world
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
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1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
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2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
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3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
田忌赛马
Tián Jì sài mǎ
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1 Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
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1 to make a living by writing (idiom)
秋后算帐
qiū hòu suàn zhàng
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1 lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts
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2 to bide time for revenge
秋后算账
qiū hòu suàn zhàng
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1 lit. to settle accounts after autumn
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2 settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom)
秋毫无犯
qiū háo wú fàn
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1 (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offence against civilians
秋荼密网
qiū tú mì wǎng
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1 flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law