一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
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1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
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2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
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3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
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1 it's a small world (idiom)
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
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1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
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2 We should do this.
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3 Go for it!
何济于事
hé jì yú shì
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1 of what use is it
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2 (idiom)
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
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1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
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1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
天涯何处无芳草
tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo
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1 there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
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1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
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2 intolerable behavior
奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán
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1 easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
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1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
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2 all smiles
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
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1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
实属不易
shí shǔ bù yì
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1 really not easy (idiom)
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
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1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
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2 modest and unassuming
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3 (of writing) plain and simple
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4 easy to understand
情何以堪
qíng hé yǐ kān
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1 how can this be endured! (idiom)
成也萧何,败也萧何
chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé
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1 lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Hán Xìn] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[dà jiāng jūn]
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2 fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
改弦易辙
gǎi xián yì zhé
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1 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
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2 to dance to a different tune
早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
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1 if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
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2 to regret vainly one's past behavior
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
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1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
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2 no effort at all
有宝何必人前夸
yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā
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1 There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)