三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
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1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
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1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
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1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
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1 self-explanatory
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2 self-evident (idiom)
二话不说
èr huà bù shuō
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1 not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection
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2 without demur
以人废言
yǐ rén fèi yán
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1 to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
但说无妨
dàn shuō wú fáng
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1 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
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1 all talk and no action (idiom)
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2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
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1 all talk and no action (idiom)
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2 to preach what one does not practice
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3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
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1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
半途而废
bàn tú ér fèi
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1 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng
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1 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement
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2 just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
句句实话
jù jù shí huà
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1 to speak honestly (idiom)
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
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1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
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2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
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3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
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1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
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2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
好说歹说
hǎo shuō dǎi shuō
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1 to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom)
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2 to reason with sb in every way possible
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
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1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
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2 to skip one's sleep and meals
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3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
是啥说啥
shì shá shuō shá
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1 call a spade a spade (idiom)
无话不谈
wú huà bù tán
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1 not to hold anything back (idiom)
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2 (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
无话可说
wú huà kě shuō
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1 to have nothing to say (idiom)