一针见血
yī zhēn jiàn xiě
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1 lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
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2 fig. to hit the nail on the head
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
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1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
兵不血刃
bīng bù xuè rèn
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1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
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1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
吃人血馒头
chī rén xuè mán tou
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1 to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
含血喷人
hán xuè pēn rén
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1 to make false accusations against sb (idiom)
呕心沥血
ǒu xīn lì xuè
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1 lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom)
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2 to work one's heart out
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3 blood, sweat and tears
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
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1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
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2 the law of the jungle
心惊肉跳
xīn jīng ròu tiào
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1 lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
情同骨肉
qíng tóng gǔ ròu
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1 as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship
情逾骨肉
qíng yú gǔ ròu
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1 feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)
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2 deep friendship
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
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1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
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2 fig. to both be of equal importance
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3 to value both equally
挖肉补疮
wā ròu bǔ chuāng
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1 to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
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1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
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2 fig. to cheat
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3 dishonest advertising
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4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
歃血为盟
shà xuè wéi méng
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1 to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)
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2 to swear a sacred oath
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
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1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
浴血苦战
yù xuè kǔ zhàn
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1 a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)
热血沸腾
rè xuè fèi téng
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1 to be fired up (idiom)
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2 to have one's blood racing
狗血喷头
gǒu xiě pēn tóu
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1 torrent of abuse (idiom)
狗血淋头
gǒu xuè lín tóu
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1 lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom)
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2 fig. torrent of abuse