世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
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2 Might makes right.
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
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1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
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1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
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1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
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1 metabolism (biology)
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2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
时代不同,风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
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1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
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2 O Tempora, O Mores!
为人师表
wéi rén shī biǎo
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1 to serve as a model for others (idiom)
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2 to be a worthy teacher
绝代佳人
jué dài jiā rén
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1 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
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2 prettiest girl ever
万世师表
wàn shì shī biǎo
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1 model teacher of every age (idiom)
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2 eternal paragon
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3 refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kǒng zǐ]
虚有其表
xū yǒu qí biǎo
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1 looks impressive but is worthless (idiom)
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2 not as good as it looks
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3 a reputation with no substance
表里不一
biǎo lǐ bù yī
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1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
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2 saying one thing but meaning sth different
表里如一
biǎo lǐ rú yī
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1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
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2 to think and act as one
越俎代庖
yuè zǔ dài páo
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1 lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
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2 to take matters into one's own hands
金玉其表,败絮其中
jīn yù qí biǎo , bài xù qí zhōng
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1 gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
风华绝代
fēng huá jué dài
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1 magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent