一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
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1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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2 sporadic effort
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3 short attention span
一曝十寒
yī pù shí hán
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1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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2 sporadic effort
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3 lack of sticking power
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4 short attention span
以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī
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1 to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
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2 prepared for any eventualities
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
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1 frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
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1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
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1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
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1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
啼饥号寒
tí jī háo hán
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1 hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty
嘘寒问暖
xū hán wèn nuǎn
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1 to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)
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2 to pamper
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
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1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
压而不服
yā ér bù fú
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1 coercion will never convince (idiom)
天寒地冻
tiān hán dì dòng
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1 cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
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1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn
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1 to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)
寒窗
hán chuāng
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1 a life of strenuous studies (idiom)
寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
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1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
心悦诚服
xīn yuè chéng fú
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1 to submit cheerfully
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2 to accept willingly (idiom)
明枪好躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies