心怦怦跳
xīn pēng pēng tiào
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1 The heart thumps wildly. (idiom)
心惊肉跳
xīn jīng ròu tiào
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1 lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
欢蹦乱跳
huān bèng luàn tiào
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1 glowing with health and vivacity (idiom)
活蹦乱跳
huó bèng luàn tiào
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1 to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively
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2 healthy and active
狗急跳墙
gǒu jí tiào qiáng
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1 a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
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2 to be driven to desperate action
苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn
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1 lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
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2 fig. no smoke without a fire
跳出火坑
tiào chū huǒ kēng
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1 lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell
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2 to free oneself from a life of torture
跳出釜底进火坑
tiào chū fǔ dǐ jìn huǒ kēng
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1 out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
鸡蛋碰石头
jī dàn pèng shí tou
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1 lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
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2 fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
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3 to overrate one's abilities
鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
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1 to look for bones in an egg
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2 to find fault
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3 to nitpick (idiom)
鸡飞狗跳
jī fēi gǒu tiào
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1 lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)
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2 fig. in chaos
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3 in disarray
鸡飞蛋打
jī fēi dàn dǎ
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1 the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
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2 a dead loss (idiom)
鲤鱼跳龙门
lǐ yú tiào lóng mén
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1 to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)
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2 to get one's big break
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate