劳逸结合
láo yì jié hé
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1 to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
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1 to whine on for days (idiom)
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2 to endlessly grumble complaints
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3 incessant whining
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
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1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
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2 also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
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3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
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1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
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2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
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3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
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1 to tie the knot (idiom)
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2 to get married
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
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1 combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
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1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
广结良缘
guǎng jié liáng yuán
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1 to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
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1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
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2 gaping and speechless
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
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1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
愁肠百结
chóu cháng bǎi jié
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1 hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom); weighed down with anxiety
凭轼结辙
píng shì jié zhé
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1 to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)
成群结队
chéng qún jié duì
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1 making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers
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2 as a large crowd
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
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1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
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2 inextricably tangled together
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3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
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1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
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2 inextricably tangled together
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3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
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1 one after another (idiom)
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2 in quick succession
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
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1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
攀高结贵
pān gāo jié guì
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1 lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful
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2 social climbing