一着不慎,满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
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1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
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1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
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2 fig. to act belatedly
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3 better late than never
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4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
功完行满
gōng wán xíng mǎn
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1 to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
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1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
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1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
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2 to use this in place of that
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3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
将勤补绌
jiāng qín bǔ chù
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1 to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
小洞不堵,大洞难补
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ
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1 If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ
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1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
心满意足
xīn mǎn yì zú
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1 perfectly contented (idiom)
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2 perfectly satisfied
志得意满
zhì dé yì mǎn
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1 fully content with one's achievements (idiom)
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2 complacent
恶贯满盈
è guàn mǎn yíng
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1 lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom); filled with extreme evil
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2 replete with vice
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3 guilty of monstrous crimes
截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn
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1 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
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2 to offset each other's deficiencies
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3 to complement each other
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
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1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
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2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē
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1 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
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
泪流满面
lèi liú mǎn miàn
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1 cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
满不在乎
mǎn bù zài hu
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1 not in the least concerned (idiom)
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2 reckless
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3 couldn't give a damn about it
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4 unperturbed
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5 couldn't care less
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6 harum scarum
满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
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1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
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2 to talk big
满坑满谷
mǎn kēng mǎn gǔ
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1 (idiom) all over the place
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2 in every nook and cranny
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3 packed to the rafters