一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
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1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
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2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)
不经一事,不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
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1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
人无远虑,必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
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1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
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2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
以一驭万
yǐ yī yù wàn
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1 to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
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1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
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2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
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)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
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1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
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2 to use this in place of that
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3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
吃一堑,长一智
chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì
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1 Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
各显所长
gè xiǎn suǒ cháng
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1 each displays their own strengths (idiom)
君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
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1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
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2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
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1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
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2 for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
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3 also written 天長地久|天长地久
大排长龙
dà pái cháng lóng
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1 to form a long queue (idiom)
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2 (of cars) to be bumper to bumper
天差地远
tiān chā dì yuǎn
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1 poles apart (idiom)
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2 entirely different
天长地久
tiān cháng dì jiǔ
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1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
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2 eternal
天长日久
tiān cháng rì jiǔ
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1 after a long time (idiom)
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
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1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
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2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
好景不长
hǎo jǐng bù cháng
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1 a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
好高骛远
hào gāo wù yuǎn
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1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
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2 to aim too high
寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn
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1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
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1 to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant