一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
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1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
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2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
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3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
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1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
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2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
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3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
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1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
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2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
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1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
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1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
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2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
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3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
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1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
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2 stuck in a rut
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
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1 worthless (idiom)
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2 no use whatsoever
一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
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1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
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1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
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2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
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1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
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1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
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2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
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3 it's all Greek to me
一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
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1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
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2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
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1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
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2 without a stitch of clothing
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3 in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
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1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
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2 meticulous
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3 not one hair out of place
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
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1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
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2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
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3 to take a dive
一着不慎,满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
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1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
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1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
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1 to not say a word (idiom)
一蹶不振
yī jué bù zhèn
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1 one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
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2 ruined at a stroke
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3 unable to recover after a minor hitch