三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
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1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
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1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
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2 unfit for a public role
串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
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1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
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1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
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2 a cool head in a crisis
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
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1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
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1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
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2 to get into confrontation
明察暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
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1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
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2 taking information from all sides
明查暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
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1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
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2 taking information from all sides
暗察明访
àn chá míng fǎng
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1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
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2 taking information from all sides
稳坐钓鱼台
wěn zuò diào yú tái
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1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
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2 a cool head in a crisis
织当访婢
zhī dāng fǎng bì
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1 if it's weaving, ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
耕当问奴,织当访婢
gēng dāng wèn nú , zhī dāng fǎng bì
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1 if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
台上一分钟,台下十年功
tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng
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1 ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
访亲问友
fǎng qīn wèn yǒu
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1 to visit friends and relations (idiom)
访贫问苦
fǎng pín wèn kǔ
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1 to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
走马章台
zǒu mǎ zhāng tái
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1 to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes
近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái
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1 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
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1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
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2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person