不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
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1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不避斧钺
bù bì fǔ yuè
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1 not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
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2 not afraid of dying in combat
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3 not afraid of being executed
干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
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1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
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2 a lot of noise but no action
咆哮如雷
páo xiào rú léi
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1 to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
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1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
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2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
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3 Rome wasn't built in a day
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
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1 lit. like thunder piercing the ear
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2 a well-known reputation (idiom)
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
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1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
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2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
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1 thunderous applause (idiom)
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
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1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
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2 to play to one's strengths
欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
薰莸不同器
xūn yóu bù tóng qì
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1 lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)
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2 bad people and good people do not mix
藏器待时
cáng qì dài shí
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1 to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
趋吉避凶
qū jí bì xiōng
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1 to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
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1 lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
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2 a strategic withdrawal
避世绝俗
bì shì jué sú
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1 to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
避其锐气,击其惰归
bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī
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1 avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
避坑落井
bì kēng luò jǐng
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1 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
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2 out of the frying pan into the fire
避实就虚
bì shí jiù xū
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1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
雷厉风行
léi lì fēng xíng
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1 pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction