一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
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1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
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2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
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1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
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2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
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1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
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1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
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1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
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2 to get the best of both worlds
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3 to have it both ways
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4 to have one's cake and eat it too
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
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1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
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1 complete and beautiful
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2 to be perfect (idiom)
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
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1 to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
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2 to make oblique charges
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3 to make insinuations
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4 to insinuate
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
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1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
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2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
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1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
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2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
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1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
专美于前
zhuān měi yú qián
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1 to monopolize the limelight (idiom)
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2 to get all the glory
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3 to rank highest
恒河沙数
Héng hé shā shù
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1 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
爱美之心,人皆有之
ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhī
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1 everyone loves beauty (idiom)
战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
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1 to die in battle (idiom)
沙盘推演
shā pán tuī yǎn
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1 to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
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2 to rehearse a planned action or activity
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3 to conduct a dry run
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
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1 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
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2 good and bad mingle
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
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1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
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2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi
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1 delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat