不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
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1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
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1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
人才济济
rén cái jǐ jǐ
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1 a galaxy of talent (idiom)
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2 a great number of competent people
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
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1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
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2 pair of ideal lovers
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
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1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
全神贯注
quán shén guàn zhù
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1 to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
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2 with rapt attention
全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
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1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
全党全军
quán dǎng quán jūn
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1 the (communist) party and the army together (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
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1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
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2 to get the best of both worlds
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3 to have it both ways
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4 to have one's cake and eat it too
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
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1 complete and beautiful
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2 to be perfect (idiom)
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
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1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
大获全胜
dà huò quán shèng
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1 to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory
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2 to win by a landslide (in election)
天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái
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1 heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
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2 those whom the Gods love die young
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
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1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
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1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
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2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
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1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
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1 having both integrity and talent (idiom)
恃才傲物
shì cái ào wù
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1 to be inordinately proud of one's ability
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2 to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
怀才不遇
huái cái bù yù
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1 to have talent but no opportunity (idiom)
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2 to be an unrecognized talent
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
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1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)