事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
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1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn
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1 precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
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2 in a dangerous state
家累千金,坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
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1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
成千累万
chéng qiān lěi wàn
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1 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
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2 innumerable
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3 thousands upon thousands
成年累月
chéng nián lěi yuè
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1 year in, year out (idiom)
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
果实累累
guǒ shí léi léi
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1 lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom)
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2 fruit hangs heavy on the bough
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3 fig. countless accomplishments
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4 one great result after another
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
积年累月
jī nián lěi yuè
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1 year in, year out (idiom)
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2 (over) many years
积金累玉
jī jīn lěi yù
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1 to accumulate gold and jewels (idiom); prosperous
老鼠拉龟,无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
连篇累牍
lián piān lěi dú
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1 (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom)
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2 verbose
长年累月
cháng nián lěi yuè
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1 year in, year out (idiom)
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2 (over) many years
长篇累牍
cháng piān lěi dú
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1 (of a text) very lengthy (idiom)
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