一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
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1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
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2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
不成体统
bù chéng tǐ tǒng
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1 not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous
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2 bad form
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3 unacceptable behavior
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
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1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
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2 to fail to grasp the big picture
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
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1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
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1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
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1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
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2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
吃软不吃硬
chī ruǎn bù chī yìng
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1 lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)
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2 amenable to coaxing but not coercion
四体不勤,五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
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1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
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1 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
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1 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
心宽体胖
xīn kuān tǐ pán
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1 big-hearted and serene (idiom); contented and easy-going
心广体胖
xīn guǎng tǐ pán
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1 big-hearted and serene (idiom); contended and easy-going
成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè
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1 to get married and start a career (idiom)
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2 to settle down
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3 to establish oneself
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
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1 diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
柿子挑软的捏
shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē
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1 lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
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2 fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruǎn shì zi]) who get picked on
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3 bullies pick soft targets
业精于勤
yè jīng yú qín
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1 mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
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2 Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.
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3 Practice makes perfect.
业荒于嬉
yè huāng yú xī
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1 to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
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1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
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2 to act according to actual circumstances
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3 to live within one's means