一帆风顺
yī fān fēng shùn
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1 propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
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2 plain sailing
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3 to go smoothly
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4 have a nice trip!
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
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1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
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1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
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1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
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3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
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1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
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2 marriages are predestined
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3 people marry because they share common traits
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
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1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
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1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
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1 What brings you here? (idiom)
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
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1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
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2 a cool head in a crisis
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
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1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
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2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
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1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
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2 fig. to use sb's help
伤风败俗
shāng fēng bài sú
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1 offending public morals (idiom)
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
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1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
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2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
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1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
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2 period of peace and prosperity
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3 noble and benevolent character
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
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1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
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2 uncorrupted
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3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
前门打虎,后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
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1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎,后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
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1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
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1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
叱咤风云
chì zhà fēng yún
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1 lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world
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2 all-powerful
吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng
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1 to be refused entrance (idiom)
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2 to find the door closed