一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
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1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
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2 fig. to cross swords with
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3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
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1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
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1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
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2 fig. not to be outdone
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3 not to yield to one's opponents
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
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1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
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1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
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2 There is safety in numbers.
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
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1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
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2 one should constantly strive to make progress
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
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1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
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1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
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1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
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2 fig. not enough to go around
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3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
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1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
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2 everything points to disaster
功高不赏
gōng gāo bù shǎng
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1 high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
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1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
卑之,毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
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1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
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2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之,无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
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1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
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2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
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)
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
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1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
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2 untouched
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
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1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
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1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
另谋高就
lìng móu gāo jiù
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1 to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)
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2 to seek alternative employment