一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
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1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
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1 not at all surprising (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
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1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
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1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
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1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
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2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
千里寄鹅毛
qiān lǐ jì é máo
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1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
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2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
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1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo
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1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
千里马常有，而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
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1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
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2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
千里鹅毛
qiān lǐ é máo
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1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
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2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qiān lǐ sòng é máo]
吃着碗里，看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
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1 lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
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2 not content with what one already has
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3 (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
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1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
啧啧称奇
zé zé chēng qí
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1 to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom)
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2 to be astonished
失之毫厘，谬以千里
shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
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1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差之千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
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1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差以千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
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1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
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1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
奇耻大辱
qí chǐ dà rǔ
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1 extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)