一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
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1 to advance courageously (idiom)
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2 to press forward
一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
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2 many twists and turns to a story
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3 one thing after another
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
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1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
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1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
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1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
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2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
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1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
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2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
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1 better kept under the table (idiom)
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2 not to be disclosed
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3 too inferior to show in public
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
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1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
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1 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
乳臭未干
rǔ xiù wèi gān
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1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
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2 still wet behind the ears
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
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1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
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2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
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1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
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1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
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1 stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
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2 in a rut
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3 at a standstill
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
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1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
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1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
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2 an army marches on its stomach
前不着村,后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
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1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
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2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
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3 to be in a predicament
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
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1 unique
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2 unprecedented (idiom)
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
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1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
前事不忘,后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
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1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience