事与愿违
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
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1 things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
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1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
但愿如此
dàn yuàn rú cǐ
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1 if only it were so
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2 I hope so (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
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1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
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1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
心甘情愿
xīn gān qíng yuàn
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1 delighted to (do sth, idiom)
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2 perfectly happy to do
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3 most willing to do
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
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1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
掉书袋
diào shū dài
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1 lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
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2 fig. to show off one's erudition
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3 a person who does so
书不尽言
shū bù jìn yán
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1 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
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1 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
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1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
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2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
甘心情愿
gān xīn qíng yuàn
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1 willingly and gladly (idiom)
白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng
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1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
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2 still wet behind the ears
知书达理
zhī shū dá lǐ
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1 educated and well-balanced (idiom)
罄竹难书
qìng zhú nán shū
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1 so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted
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2 innumerable crimes (idiom)
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3 see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qìng bǐ nán shū]
罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū
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1 too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom)
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2 see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qìng zhú nán shū]
著书立说
zhù shū lì shuō
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1 to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
行万里路,读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
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1 Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
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2 Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
请君入瓮
qǐng jūn rù wèng
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1 lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
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2 fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine