一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
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1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
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2 fig. one is helpless alone
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
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1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
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2 fig. to stick to one's ways
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3 to cling to one's course
不让须眉
bù ràng xū méi
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1 (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
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2 to be a match for men
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3 lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
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1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
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1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
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2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
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3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
刚毅木讷
gāng yì mù nè
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1 resolute and taciturn (idiom)
十年树木,百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
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1 It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
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1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
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1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
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1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
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1 clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
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2 worthless object
天下乌鸦一般黑
tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi
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1 all crows are black (idiom)
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2 evil people are bad all over the world
守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
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1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
山颓木坏
shān tuí mù huài
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1 lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined
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2 a great sage has died (idiom)
愁眉苦脸
chóu méi kǔ liǎn
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1 to look anxious (idiom)
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2 to look miserable
慈眉善目
cí méi shàn mù
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1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
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2 benign-faced
慈眉善眼
cí méi shàn yǎn
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1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
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2 benign-faced
数黄道黑
shǔ huáng dào hēi
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1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
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2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]
数黑论白
shǔ hēi lùn bái
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1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
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2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]
数黑论黄
shǔ hēi lùn huáng
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1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels