不避斧钺
bù bì fǔ yuè
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1 not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
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2 not afraid of dying in combat
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3 not afraid of being executed
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)
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
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1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
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2 to play to one's strengths
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
趋吉避凶
qū jí bì xiōng
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1 to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
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1 lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
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2 a strategic withdrawal
避世绝俗
bì shì jué sú
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1 to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
避其锐气,击其惰归
bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī
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1 avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
避坑落井
bì kēng luò jǐng
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1 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
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2 out of the frying pan into the fire
避实就虚
bì shí jiù xū
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1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
防不胜防
fáng bù shèng fáng
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1 you can't guard against it (idiom)
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2 impossible to defend effectively
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3 not much one can do about it
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4 It can't be prevented.
防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
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1 to nip in the bud (idiom)
防患未然
fáng huàn wèi rán
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1 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
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2 to forestall
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3 to nip sth in the bud
防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng
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1 to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud