全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
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1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
全党全军
quán dǎng quán jūn
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1 the (communist) party and the army together (idiom)
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
劳燕分飞
láo yàn fēn fēi
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1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
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2 (usually of a couple) to part from each other
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
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1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
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1 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
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2 all the King's horses and all the King's men
大厦将倾
dà shà jiāng qīng
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1 great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation
天兵天将
tiān bīng tiān jiàng
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1 celestial troops and generals (idiom)
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2 fig. superior forces
孤军奋战
gū jūn fèn zhàn
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1 lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support
将勤补绌
jiāng qín bǔ chù
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1 to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
将心比心
jiāng xīn bǐ xīn
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1 to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)
将计就计
jiāng jì jiù jì
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1 to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
将错就错
jiāng cuò jiù cuò
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1 lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake
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2 to accept an error and adapt to it
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3 to muddle through
展翅高飞
zhǎn chì gāo fēi
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1 to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)
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2 to develop one's abilities freely
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
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1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
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2 fig. an impossible combination
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3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
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1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
恩将仇报
ēn jiāng chóu bào
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1 to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)
慷慨输将
kāng kǎi shū jiāng
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1 to donate generously (idiom)
战火纷飞
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
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1 fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war