一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
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1 worthless (idiom)
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2 no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
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1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
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1 worthless (idiom)
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2 no use whatsoever
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
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1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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2 history is written by the victors
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
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1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
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1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
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1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
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2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
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3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
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1 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
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2 incomprehensible nonsense
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3 preposterous bullshit
成则为王,败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
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1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
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2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
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1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
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1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
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1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
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2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
文人相轻
wén rén xiāng qīng
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1 scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
文如其人
wén rú qí rén
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1 the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
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1 a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
文房四宝
wén fáng sì bǎo
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1 Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bǐ], 墨[mò], 紙|纸[zhǐ] and 硯|砚[yàn]
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2 the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
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1 civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
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1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
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2 master of pen and sword
文江学海
wén jiāng xué hǎi
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1 river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
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1 political and military achievements (idiom)