人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
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1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
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2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
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1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
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1 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
大腹便便
dà fù pián pián
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1 big-bellied (idiom)
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2 paunchy
宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng
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1 magnanimous (idiom); generous
心腹之患
xīn fù zhī huàn
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1 lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
推心置腹
tuī xīn zhì fù
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1 to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence
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2 to trust completely
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3 to confide in sb with entire sincerity
斤斤较量
jīn jīn jiào liàng
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1 to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
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1 to talk things through (idiom)
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2 to have an exchange of views
满腹牢骚
mǎn fù láo sāo
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1 lit. belly full of complaints (idiom)
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2 discontent
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3 always moaning and complaining
满腹经纶
mǎn fù jīng lún
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1 full of political wisdom (idiom)
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2 politically astute
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3 with encyclopedic experience of state policy
现量相违
xiàn liàng xiāng wéi
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1 to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
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2 to act according to actual circumstances
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3 to live within one's means
空腹高心
kōng fù gāo xīn
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1 ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
精神满腹
jīng shén mǎn fù
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1 full of wisdom (idiom); astute and widely experienced
腹笥便便
fù sì pián pián
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1 a learned person (idiom)
腹背相亲
fù bèi xiāng qīn
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1 to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)