一见钟情
yī jiàn zhōng qíng
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1 love at first sight (idiom)
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
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1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
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1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
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2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
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3 to hold a position passively
擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn
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1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
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2 to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
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1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
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2 to egg people on or to call them back
晨钟暮鼓
chén zhōng mù gǔ
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1 lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
暮鼓晨钟
mù gǔ chén zhōng
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1 lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice
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2 the passage of time in a disciplined existence
牝鸡牡鸣
pìn jī mǔ míng
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1 female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
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2 women meddle in politics
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3 The female wears the trousers.
百家争鸣
bǎi jiā zhēng míng
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1 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
百花齐放,百家争鸣
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng
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1 a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
篝火狐鸣
gōu huǒ hú míng
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1 to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion
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2 an uprising is afoot (idiom)
台上一分钟,台下十年功
tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng
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1 ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
鸡鸣狗盗
jī míng gǒu dào
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1 crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
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2 bag of tricks
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3 useful talents
鸣金收兵
míng jīn shōu bīng
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1 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
鸣金收军
míng jīn shōu jūn
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1 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
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1 lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
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2 good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)