三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
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1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
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3 in dire straits
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
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1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
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1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
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2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
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
凶神恶煞
xiōng shén è shà
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1 fiends (idiom); devils and monsters
全神贯注
quán shén guàn zhù
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1 to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
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2 with rapt attention
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
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1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
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2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
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1 out of one's wits (idiom)
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2 distracted
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3 stunned
兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú
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1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
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2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
兵贵神速
bīng guì shén sù
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1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
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2 fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
出神入化
chū shén rù huà
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1 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
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1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
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1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
博而不精
bó ér bù jīng
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1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
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2 jack-of-all-trades, master of none
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
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1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
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2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
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1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
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2 to worship
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3 to deify
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4 to make a holy cow of sth
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5 to put sb on a pedestal
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)
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
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1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
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2 diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
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1 lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
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2 fig. extremely worried and troubled
对症下药
duì zhèng xià yào
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1 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
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2 to take appropriate steps