一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
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1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
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1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
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2 a lot of noise but no action
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
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1 blinded by greed (idiom)
呼之欲出
hū zhī yù chū
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1 lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)
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2 fig. on the verge of coming out into the open
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3 (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed
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4 (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed
呼风唤雨
hū fēng huàn yǔ
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1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
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2 fig. to stir up troubles
唤雨呼风
huàn yǔ hū fēng
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1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)
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2 to exercise magical powers
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3 fig. to stir up troubles
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4 also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨[hū fēng huàn yǔ]
喷薄欲出
pēn bó yù chū
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1 to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
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2 (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī
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1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
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2 to hunger for
天要落雨,娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
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1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
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2 fig. the natural order of things
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3 something you can't go against
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
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1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
天雨顺延
tiān yǔ shùn yán
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1 weather permitting (idiom)
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
己所不欲,勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
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1 What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
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2 Do as you would be done by.
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3 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
巴山夜雨
Bā shān yè yǔ
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1 rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
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2 Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution
欲仙欲死
yù xiān yù sǐ
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1 to wish one were dead (idiom)
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2 (fig.) to be in seventh heaven
欲壑难填
yù hè nán tián
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1 bottomless pit of desire (idiom); insatiable greed
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2 carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment
我醉欲眠
wǒ zuì yù mián
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1 lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom)
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2 (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature)
日晒雨淋
rì shài yǔ lín
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1 scorched and drenched by sun and rain (idiom); suffer from exposure to the elements
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2 weather-beaten