人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
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1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
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1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
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1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
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2 an army marches on its stomach
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
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1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
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2 to eradicate
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
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1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
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2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
天涯何处无芳草
tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo
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1 there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
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1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
姹紫嫣红
chà zǐ yān hóng
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1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
好马不吃回头草
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo
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1 lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
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2 fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
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3 leave the past behind
寸草不生
cùn cǎo bù shēng
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1 lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
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2 fig. barren
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
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1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
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2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
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3 to punish sb as a warning to others
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
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1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
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2 fig. to womanize
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3 to frequent brothels
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4 to sow one's wild oats
招风惹草
zhāo fēng rě cǎo
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1 to stir up trouble (idiom)
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2 to sow discord
插科打诨
chā kē dǎ hùn
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1 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
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2 buffoonery
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
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1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
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2 to eliminate completely
沾花惹草
zhān huā rě cǎo
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1 to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
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2 to womanize
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3 to frequent brothels
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4 to sow one's wild oats
疾风劲草
jí fēng jìng cǎo
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1 the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
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2 to show one's true colors after a stern test
疾风知劲草
jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo
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1 the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
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2 to show one's true colors after a stern test
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3 also written 疾風勁草|疾风劲草
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
白苋紫茄
bái xiàn zǐ qié
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1 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle