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1 lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
2 the people's blood, sweat and tears

泉石膏肓

quán shí gāo huāng

1 lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery

焚膏继晷

fén gāo jì guǐ

1 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day

病入膏肓

bìng rù gāo huāng

1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
2 the situation is hopeless

Sample Sentences

噢！大闸蟹我知道，江苏阳澄湖的大闸蟹那可是名声在外啊！那满腹凝结成块的橘红蟹黄或是晶莹脂白的蟹膏，营养丰富，吃起来那叫一个鲜美。

ò ！dàzháxiè wǒ zhīdào ，Jiāngsū yángchéng hú de dàzháxiè nà kě shì míngshēng zàiwài ā ！nà mǎnfù níngjié chéng kuài de júhóng xièhuáng huòshì jīngyíng zhībái de xiègāo ，yíngyǎng fēngfù ，chī qǐlai nà jiào yī gè xiānměi 。

Oh! I know Chinese mitten crabs. The Chinese mitten crabs from the Yangcheng Lake in Jiangsu are famous across China! The orangey-red of the crab roe that congeals into a solid chunk in its belly or the translucent white of the crab fat. It's highly nutritious and it is really fresh tasting.

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你了解的还真不少，秋天最“应景”的美食就是这对“CP”啦，大闸蟹呢只有到了秋天才最肥美，黄香膏丰，而几口暖暖的黄酒下肚也可以缓和初秋的凉意。

nǐ liǎojiě de hái zhēn bùshǎo ，qiūtiān zuì “yìngjǐng ”de měishí jiùshì zhè duì “CP ”la ，dàzháxiè ne zhǐyǒu dào le qiūtiān cái zuì féiměi ，huángxiāng gāofēng ，ér jǐ kǒu nuǎnnuǎnde huángjiǔ xiàdù yě kěyǐ huǎnhé chū qiū de liángyì 。

You really do know quite a lot. The most atmospheric cuisine for Autumn is this coupling. Chinese mitten crabs are the plumpest in the Autumn. The roe is fragrant and the meat is rich, and a few warm mouthfuls of huangjiu in your stomach can really take the edge off the first chills of the start of Autumn.

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病人本来就已经病入膏肓了，先前我也再三说明过，动这个手术风险不小，但是不动手术绝对撑不过一个礼拜，当初也请家属签过同意书的。

bìngrén běnlái jiù yǐjīng bìngrùgāohuāng le ，xiānqián wǒ yě zàisān shuōmíng guò ，dòng zhè ge shǒushù fēngxiǎn bù xiǎo ，dànshì bù dòngshǒushù juéduì chēng bùguò yī ge lǐbài ，dāngchū yě qǐng jiāshǔ qiān guò tóngyìshū de 。

Doctor: The illness was too advanced and there's nothing we could do, I explained that there were many risks to the operation to you several times before, but if she hadn't had the operation, she wouldn't have survived a week. You also signed a consent form.

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你们进口的睫毛膏只有外文标签，没有提供中文标签样张。

nǐmen jìnkǒu de jiémáogāo zhǐyǒu wàiwén biāoqiān ，méiyǒu tígōng Zhōngwén biāoqiān yàngzhāng 。

The mascara your company imports only has foreign language labels without any Chinese information provided.

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你们进口的睫毛膏单价好像比市场价要低很多，这样海关审价的时候可能会有问题。

nǐmen jìnkǒu de jiémáogāo dānjià hǎoxiàng bǐ shìchǎng jià yào dī hěn duō ，zhèyàng hǎiguān shěnjià de shíhou kěnéng huì yǒu wèntí 。

The price per unit of your mascara is a lot lower than the market price, this might cause problems with the customs appraisal price.

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哦，骨折了。要打石膏。

ò ，gǔzhé le 。yào dǎ shígāo 。

Oh, the bone is broken. You need to get a cast.

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啊，要打石膏，没那么严重吧。

ā ，yào dǎ shígāo ，méi nàme yánzhòng ba 。

Oh, I need a cast? It can't be that serious.

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你先去付钱，付钱以后，去石膏室打石膏。一个月以后再来我这里复诊。下一个病人！

nǐ xiān qù fùqián ，fùqián yǐhòu ，qù shígāo shì dǎ shígāo 。yī gè yuè yǐhòu zài lái wǒ zhèlǐ fùzhěn 。xià yī gè bìngrén ！

Go pay first. After you've paid, go to the cast room to get a cast. After a month, come see me here for a follow-up. Next patient!

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猪肉里有瘦肉精，牛肉是涂了牛肉膏的假牛肉，羊肉串是老鼠肉做的，黄瓜涂了避孕药，生病吃个胶囊都是臭皮鞋做的。这年头还有能吃的东西吗，饿死算了。

zhūròu lǐ yǒu shòuròujīng ，niúròu shì tú le niúròugāo de jiǎ niúròu ，yángròuchuàn shì lǎoshǔ ròu zuò de ，huángguā tú le bìyùnyào ，shēngbìng chī gè jiāonáng dōu shì chòu píxié zuò de 。zhè niántou háiyǒu néng chī de dōngxi ma ，è sǐ suànle 。

The pork has lean muscle growth hormones. The beef is fake meat covered with beef flavoring. The lamb skewers are made from rat meat. The cucumbers are covered with chemicals that can harm pregnant women. Gel capsules made for medicine are made from stinky leather shoes. These days is there anything that you can eat? Or should we just call it quits and starve to death?

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骄杰喜欢薄荷口味。她说是牙膏口味。

Jiāojié xǐhuan bòhe kǒuwèi 。tā shuō shì yágāo kǒuwèi 。

Jiao Jie likes mint flavor. She says it's a toothpaste flavor.

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