仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
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1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
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1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
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1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
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2 to give in
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
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1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
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2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
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1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
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1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
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1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
息事宁人
xī shì níng rén
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1 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
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1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
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1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
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2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
气息奄奄
qì xī yǎn yǎn
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1 to have only a breath of life (idiom)
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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2 you can't change who you are
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3 Can the leopard change his spots?
无毒不丈夫
wú dú bù zhàng fu
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1 no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.
无声无息
wú shēng wú xī
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1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
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2 taciturn
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3 not providing any news
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
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1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
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2 good habits come by long assimilation
生命不息,战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
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1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
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1 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
荼毒生灵
tú dú shēng líng
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1 to torment the people (idiom)
虎毒不食子
hǔ dú bù shí zǐ
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1 a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
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2 even wild beasts look after their young
起居作息
qǐ jū zuò xī
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1 lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
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2 fig. everyday life
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3 daily routine
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4 to go about one's daily life