偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
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1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
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2 jerry-building
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3 sloppy work
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
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1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
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1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
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1 unexpected (idiom)
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2 surprising
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
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1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo
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1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
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1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
压而不服
yā ér bù fú
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1 coercion will never convince (idiom)
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
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1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
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2 unforeseen
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3 to be surprised by the turn of events
心悦诚服
xīn yuè chéng fú
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1 to submit cheerfully
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2 to accept willingly (idiom)
料事如神
liào shì rú shén
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1 to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom)
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2 to have an incredible foresight
旬输月送
xún shū yuè sòng
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1 pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom); incessant and ever more complicated demands
暗送秋波
àn sòng qiū bō
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1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
秋风送爽
qiū fēng sòng shuǎng
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1 the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
迎来送往
yíng lái sòng wǎng
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1 lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests
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2 all time taken over with social niceties
送秋波
sòng qiū bō
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1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
雪中送炭
xuě zhōng sòng tàn
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1 lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
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2 fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need