不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
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1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
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2 nothing to choose between them
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
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1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
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2 to blurt sth out
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
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1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
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1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
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1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
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2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
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1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
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1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
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2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
山盟海誓
shān méng hǎi shì
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1 to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
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2 to swear by all the Gods
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
弃约背盟
qì yuē bèi méng
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1 to abrogate an agreement
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2 to break one's oath (idiom)
歃血为盟
shà xuè wéi méng
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1 to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)
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2 to swear a sacred oath
海誓山盟
hǎi shì shān méng
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1 to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
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2 to swear by all the Gods
深信不疑
shēn xìn bù yí
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1 to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)
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2 absolute certainty about sth
无征不信
wú zhēng bù xìn
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1 without proof one can't believe it (idiom)
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
盟山誓海
méng shān shì hǎi
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1 to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
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2 to swear by all the Gods
破除迷信
pò chú mí xìn
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1 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
老鼠拉龟,无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start