一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
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1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
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2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
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3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
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1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
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1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
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1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
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1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
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2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
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3 to reciprocate with material assistance
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4 scratch each other's back
人才济济
rén cái jǐ jǐ
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1 a galaxy of talent (idiom)
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2 a great number of competent people
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
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1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
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2 pair of ideal lovers
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
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1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
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2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
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1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
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1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
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1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
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1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
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1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái
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1 heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
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2 those whom the Gods love die young
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
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1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
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1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
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1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
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1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
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1 having both integrity and talent (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
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1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one