只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
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1 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
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2 fig. to go alone into enemy lines
回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
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1 to change one's mind (idiom)
天上不会掉馅饼
tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
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1 there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
天摇地转
tiān yáo dì zhuǎn
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1 lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
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2 momentous changes are underway (idiom)
天旋地转
tiān xuán dì zhuàn
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1 the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
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2 fig. huge changes in the world
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
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1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
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2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
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3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
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4 things have taken a new turn
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
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1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
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2 Hope to see you again.
心领神会
xīn lǐng shén huì
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1 to understand tacitly (idiom)
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2 to know intuitively
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3 to understand thoroughly
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
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1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
扭转乾坤
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn
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1 lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to change the course of events
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3 to turn things around
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
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1 a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn
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1 lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
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2 a radical change
时来运转
shí lái yùn zhuǎn
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1 the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break
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2 things change for the better
机会带来成功
jī huì dài lái chéng gōng
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1 Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
法轮常转
Fǎ lún cháng zhuàn
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1 the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything
煞费苦心
shà fèi kǔ xīn
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1 to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking
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2 at the cost of a lot of effort
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
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1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
珠流璧转
zhū liú bì zhuǎn
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1 lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time
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2 water under the bridge