一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
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1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
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2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
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3 to capture them all in one go
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
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1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
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2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
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3 it's either him or me
劳逸结合
láo yì jié hé
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1 to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
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1 to tie the knot (idiom)
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2 to get married
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
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1 combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
天网恢恢
tiān wǎng huī huī
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1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
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2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
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3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
天网恢恢,疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī
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1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
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2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
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3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
天网恢恢,疏而不漏
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu
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1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
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2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
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3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
天罗地网
tiān luó dì wǎng
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1 inescapable net (idiom)
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2 trap
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3 dragnet
广结良缘
guǎng jié liáng yuán
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1 to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
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1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
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2 gaping and speechless
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
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1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
愁肠百结
chóu cháng bǎi jié
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1 hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom); weighed down with anxiety
凭轼结辙
píng shì jié zhé
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1 to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)
成群结队
chéng qún jié duì
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1 making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers
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2 as a large crowd
撒网捕风
sā wǎng bǔ fēng
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1 lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
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2 to waste one's effort (idiom)
攀高结贵
pān gāo jié guì
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1 lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful
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2 social climbing
桃园结义
táo yuán jié yì
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1 to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) (idiom)
死结难解
sǐ jié nán jiě
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1 enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem
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2 intractable difficulty
法网难逃
fǎ wǎng nán táo
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1 it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)