一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
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1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
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1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
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2 unalterable
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3 unvarying
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4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
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1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
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1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
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)
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
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1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
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1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
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1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
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1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
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1 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
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2 to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
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1 to shine through the ages (idiom)
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
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1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
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2 unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
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1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
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2 unprecedented
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3 also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
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1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
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2 crying over spilt milk
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3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
替古人耽忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
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1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
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2 crying over spilt milk
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3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
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1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
玩世不恭
wán shì bù gōng
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1 to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
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2 frivolous
玩火自焚
wán huǒ zì fén
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1 to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
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2 to get one's fingers burnt
玩物丧志
wán wù sàng zhì
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1 lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
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2 excessive attention to trivia saps the will