世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
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1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
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1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
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2 articulate
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
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1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
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
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
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1 to quote out of context (idiom)
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
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1 to bully intolerably (idiom)
率由旧章
shuài yóu jiù zhāng
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1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
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2 to follow a proven formula
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
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1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
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2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
章甫荐履
zhāng fǔ jiàn lu:3
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1 court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down
约法三章
yuē fǎ sān zhāng
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1 to agree on three laws (idiom)
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2 three-point covenant
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3 (fig.) preliminary agreement
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4 basic rules
走马章台
zǒu mǎ zhāng tái
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1 to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes
趋炎附势
qū yán fù shì
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1 to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power
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2 social climbing
杂乱无章
zá luàn wú zhāng
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1 disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
黄炎贵胄
huáng yán guì zhòu
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1 honorable Chinese nationals (idiom)