一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
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1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
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2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
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3 to take a dive
一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
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1 left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
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1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
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1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
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2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
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1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
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2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
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1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
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1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
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1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
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2 in a tangled mess
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)
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
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1 lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
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2 fig. to fail an exam
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3 to fall behind (in a competition)
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
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1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
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1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
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2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
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3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
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4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò
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1 scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
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1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
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2 fig. to get sorted out
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3 to be finalized
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
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1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
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2 volatile
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3 significant ups and downs
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4 roller coaster
天要落雨,娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
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1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
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2 fig. the natural order of things
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3 something you can't go against
失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò
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1 dazed
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2 beside oneself (idiom)
家道中落
jiā dào zhōng luò
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1 to come down in the world (idiom)
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2 to suffer a reversal of fortune
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
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1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
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2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.