不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
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1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
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2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
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1 enemy (idiom); opponent
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2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
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1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
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1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
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2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
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1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
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2 bending and scraping to curry favor
叫苦不迭
jiào kǔ bu dié
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1 to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly
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2 incessant grievances
叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
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1 to whine on for days (idiom)
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2 to endlessly grumble complaints
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3 incessant whining
坚强不屈
jiān qiáng bù qū
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1 staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
坚贞不屈
jiān zhēn bù qū
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1 faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast
大喊大叫
dà hǎn dà jiào
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1 shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly
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2 to rant
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3 to kick up a racket
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4 to conduct vigorous propaganda
宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
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1 rather die than submit (idiom)
屈指可数
qū zhǐ kě shǔ
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1 can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
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2 very few
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
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1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
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2 amazing!
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3 great!
有仇不报非君子,有冤不伸枉为人
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
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1 one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
理屈词穷
lǐ qū cí qióng
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1 faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiom); unable to put forward any convincing arguments
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2 without a leg to stand on
能伸能屈
néng shēn néng qū
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1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
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2 flexible
能屈能伸
néng qū néng shēn
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1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
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2 flexible
装穷叫苦
zhuāng qióng jiào kǔ
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1 to feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom)
首屈一指
shǒu qū yī zhǐ
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1 to count as number one (idiom); second to none
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2 outstanding