五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
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1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
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2 the pot calls the kettle black
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
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1 things are very different now (idiom)
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2 times have changed
付之一笑
fù zhī yī xiào
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1 to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom)
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2 to laugh it off
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
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1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
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1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
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1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
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2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
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1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
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1 duplicity
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2 hypocrisy (idiom)
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
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1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
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1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
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2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
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3 between laughter and tears
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
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1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
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2 between laughter and tears
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
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1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
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2 beaming with happiness
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
大奸似忠
dà jiān sì zhōng
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1 the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
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1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
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2 (of a woman) exquisite
如金似玉
rú jīn sì yù
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1 like gold or jade (idiom)
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2 gorgeous
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3 lovely
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4 splendorous
如饥似渴
rú jī sì kě
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1 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
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2 to long for sth