一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
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1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
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2 reliable
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
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1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
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1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
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2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
匠心独运
jiàng xīn dú yùn
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1 original and ingenious (idiom)
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2 to show great creativity
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
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1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
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1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
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2 wasteful
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
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1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
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2 doing things at the last minute
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3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn
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1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
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2 the Divine Right of kings
应运而生
yìng yùn ér shēng
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1 to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom)
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2 to arise at an opportune time
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3 able to take advantage of an opportunity
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4 to rise to the occasion
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
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1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
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2 panic measures in place of timely preparation
拳打脚踢
quán dǎ jiǎo tī
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1 lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
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2 fig. determined to sort out a problem
指手划脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
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1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
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2 to criticize or give orders summarily
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3 also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
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1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
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2 to explain by waving one's hands
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3 to criticize or give orders summarily
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
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1 to move a stone and stub one's toe
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2 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬砖砸脚
bān zhuān zá jiǎo
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1 to hurt oneself by one's own doing
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2 to boomerang
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3 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
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1 to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
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2 hoisted by one's own petard
放开手脚
fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo
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1 to have free rein (idiom)
敲钉钻脚
qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo
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1 to make doubly sure (idiom)
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