吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
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1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
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1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
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2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
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1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
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2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
胡天胡帝
hú tiān hú dì
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1 with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
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2 reckless
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3 intemperate
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate