亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
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1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
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2 fugitive
亡国灭种
wáng guó miè zhǒng
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1 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
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1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
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2 fig. to act belatedly
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3 better late than never
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4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
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
人琴俱亡
rén qín jù wàng
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1 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
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2 death of a close friend
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
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1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
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1 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
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1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò
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1 scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
国家兴亡,匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
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1 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
天下兴亡,匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
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1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò
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1 dazed
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2 beside oneself (idiom)
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
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1 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
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2 destitute and homeless
有名亡实
yǒu míng wáng shí
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1 lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name
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2 nominal
神魂颠倒
shén hún diān dǎo
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1 lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
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2 fascinated
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3 captivated
自取灭亡
zì qǔ miè wáng
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1 to court disaster (idiom)
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2 to dig one's own grave
阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn
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1 lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
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2 fig. the influence still lingers on
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3 the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè
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1 to be preoccupied (idiom)
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2 to be inattentive
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3 to be frightened out of one's mind
魂不附体
hún bù fù tǐ
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1 lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits
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2 beside oneself