一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
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1 to kill two birds with one stone (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
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
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1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
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2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
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1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
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2 fig. to head off in various directions
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3 to flee helter-skelter
如鸟兽散
rú niǎo shòu sàn
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1 to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
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2 to flee in all directions
小鸟依人
xiǎo niǎo yī rén
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1 lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)
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2 fig. cute and helpless-looking
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
林子大了，什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
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1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
枪打出头鸟
qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo
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1 the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
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2 nonconformity gets punished
乌鸟私情
wū niǎo sī qíng
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1 lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)
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2 fig. filial piety
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
笨鸟先飞
bèn niǎo xiān fēi
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1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
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)
笼鸟槛猿
lóng niǎo jiàn yuán
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1 bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
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
惊弓之鸟
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
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1 lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
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2 fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate