人困马乏
rén kùn mǎ fá
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1 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
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2 worn out
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3 exhausted
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4 spent
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5 fatigued
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
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1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
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1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
困兽犹斗
kùn shòu yóu dòu
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1 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
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2 to fight like an animal at bay
小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
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1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
扶危济困
fú wēi jì kùn
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1 to help those in distress (idiom)
挨打受气
ái dǎ shòu qì
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1 to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
挨打受骂
ái dǎ shòu mà
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1 to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
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1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
满招损,谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì
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1 (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
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2 pride comes before a fall
济危扶困
jì wēi fú kùn
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1 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
济困扶危
jì kùn fú wēi
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1 to help those in distress (idiom)
无功不受禄
wú gōng bù shòu lù
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1 Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)
无功受禄
wú gōng shòu lù
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1 to get undeserved rewards (idiom)
无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu
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1 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
临危受命
lín wēi shòu mìng
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1 (idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
自作自受
zì zuò zì shòu
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1 to reap what one has sown (idiom)
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2 to stew in one's own juice
花钱受气
huā qián shòu qì
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1 (idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer
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2 to encounter poor service
逆来顺受
nì lái shùn shòu
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1 to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
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2 to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc