哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
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1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
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1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
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2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
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3 minor details obscure the main point
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4 the sauce is better than the fish
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
好汉不吃眼前亏
hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī
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1 a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
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1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
好汉做事好汉当
hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng
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1 daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
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2 a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
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3 the buck stops here
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
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1 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
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1 all roads lead to Rome
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2 use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
气冲霄汉
qì chōng xiāo hàn
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1 (idiom) dauntless
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2 courageous
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3 spirited
汉贼不两立
Hàn zéi bù liǎng lì
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1 lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shǔ Hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cáo Wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)
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2 fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
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3 (former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心
gǒu yǎo Lu:3 Dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn
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1 a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
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2 to ill reward a person's kindness
相敬如宾
xiāng jìng rú bīn
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1 to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom)
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2 mutual respect between husband and wife
罗掘
luó jué
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1 to scrape around for money
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2 hard pressed for cash
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3 cf 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠 to net birds and dig for rats (idiom)
罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ
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1 lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash
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2 on the verge of bankruptcy
宾客盈门
bīn kè yíng mén
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1 guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
宾朋满座
bīn péng mǎn zuò
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1 guests filled all the seats (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
宾朋盈门
bīn péng yíng mén
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1 guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
身在曹营心在汉
shēn zài Cáo yíng xīn zài Hàn
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1 live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom)
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2 to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else
铮铮铁汉
zhēng zhēng tiě hàn
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1 a strong and determined man (idiom)
门可罗雀
mén kě luó què
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1 you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted