五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
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1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
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1 with complex feelings (idiom)
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
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1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
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2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
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1 tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
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2 tasteless
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3 insipid
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
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1 monotonous
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2 dull
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3 tedious (idiom)
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
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1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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2 to bustle about
津津有味
jīn jīn yǒu wèi
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1 with keen interest (idiom)
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2 with great pleasure
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3 with gusto
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4 eagerly
淡泊寡味
dàn bó guǎ wèi
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1 insipid and tasteless (idiom)
满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
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1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
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2 to talk big
珍馐美味
zhēn xiū měi wèi
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1 delicacy and fine taste (idiom); a wonderful treat
跑了和尚跑不了庙
pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào
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1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
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2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
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3 I'll get you sooner or later
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4 also written 跑得了和尚,跑不了廟|跑得了和尚,跑不了庙[pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào]
跑了和尚,跑不了寺
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì
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1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
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2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
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3 I'll get you sooner or later
跑得了和尚,跑不了庙
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
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1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
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2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
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3 I'll get you sooner or later
食不知味
shí bù zhī wèi
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1 lit. to eat without tasting the food
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2 worried or downhearted (idiom)
食之无味,弃之可惜
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī
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1 lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
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2 fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
香味扑鼻
xiāng wèi pū bí
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1 exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)