一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
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1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
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2 reliable
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
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1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
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1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
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2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
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1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
夜不闭户
yè bù bì hù
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1 lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
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1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
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2 wasteful
家喻户晓
jiā yù hù xiǎo
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1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
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2 a household name
家家户户
jiā jiā hù hù
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1 each and every family (idiom)
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2 every household
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
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2 doing things at the last minute
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3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
户告人晓
hù gào rén xiǎo
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1 to make known to every household (idiom); to disseminate widely
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2 to shout from the rooftops
户枢不蠹
hù shū bù dù
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1 lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
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2 constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
户限为穿
hù xiàn wèi chuān
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1 an endless stream of visitors (idiom)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
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2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
拳打脚踢
quán dǎ jiǎo tī
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1 lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
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2 fig. determined to sort out a problem
指手划脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
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1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
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2 to criticize or give orders summarily
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3 also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
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1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
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2 to explain by waving one's hands
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3 to criticize or give orders summarily
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
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1 to move a stone and stub one's toe
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2 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬砖砸脚
bān zhuān zá jiǎo
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1 to hurt oneself by one's own doing
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2 to boomerang
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3 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
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1 to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
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2 hoisted by one's own petard