丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
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1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
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2 fig. at a total loss
二虎相斗,必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
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2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
伤及无辜
shāng jí wú gū
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1 to harm the innocent (idiom)
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
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1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
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2 outrageous acts
伤心惨目
shāng xīn cǎn mù
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1 (idiom) too appalling to look at
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
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1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
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1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤风败俗
shāng fēng bài sú
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1 offending public morals (idiom)
两败俱伤
liǎng bài jù shāng
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1 both sides suffer (idiom)
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2 neither side wins
两虎相争,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
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2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
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2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
哀而不伤
āi ér bù shāng
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1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
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1 to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
小作怡情,大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
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1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
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1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
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2 nosy
探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo
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1 to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
提神醒脑
tí shén xǐng nǎo
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1 to refresh and clear the mind (idiom)
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2 invigorating
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3 bracing
损人不利己
sǔn rén bù lì jǐ
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1 to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)
损人利己
sǔn rén lì jǐ
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1 harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
损公肥私
sǔn gōng féi sī
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1 to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense
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2 venal and selfish behavior