兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú
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1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
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2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
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1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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2 history is written by the victors
博而不精
bó ér bù jīng
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1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
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2 jack-of-all-trades, master of none
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
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1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
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2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
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3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
成则为王,败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
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1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
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2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
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1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
业精于勤
yè jīng yú qín
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1 mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
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2 Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.
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3 Practice makes perfect.
殚精极虑
dān jīng jí lu:4
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1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
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2 to rack one's brains
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3 to leave no stone unturned
殚精竭虑
dān jīng jié lu:4
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1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
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2 to rack one's brains
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3 to leave no stone unturned
混世魔王
hùn shì mó wáng
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1 devil incarnate (idiom)
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2 fiend in human form
无精打彩
wú jīng dǎ cǎi
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1 dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality
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2 not lively
无精打采
wú jīng dǎ cǎi
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1 dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless
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2 in low spirits
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3 washed out
王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
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1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
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2 all one's geese are swans
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
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1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
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2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
短小精悍
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn
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1 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
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2 (of an article) concise and forceful
矮小精悍
ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn
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1 short but intrepid (idiom)
神女有心,襄王无梦
shén nu:3 yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
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1 lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
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2 (said of a woman's unrequited love)
精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn
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1 meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精明强干
jīng míng qiáng gàn
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1 intelligent and capable (idiom)
精疲力尽
jīng pí lì jìn
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1 spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
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2 drained
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3 washed out