一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
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1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
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1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
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1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
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1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
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2 to fail to save the situation
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
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1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
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2 to fail to save the situation
回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
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1 to change one's mind (idiom)
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
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1 great release of light (idiom)
大放厥辞
dà fàng jué cí
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1 great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense
好马不吃回头草
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo
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1 lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
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2 fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
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3 leave the past behind
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
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1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
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2 brilliant doctor
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
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1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
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2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
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3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
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4 things have taken a new turn
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
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1 to burst with joy (idiom)
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2 to be over the moon
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3 to be elated
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
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1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
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2 fig. to take what comes
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3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity
摩顶放踵
mó dǐng fàng zhǒng
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1 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
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2 to wear oneself out for the general good
放下屠刀,立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
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1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
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2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
放下身段
fàng xià shēn duàn
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1 to get off one's high horse (idiom)
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2 to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
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1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
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2 a panacea
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
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1 applicable anywhere (idiom)
放情丘壑
fàng qíng qiū hè
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1 to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
放浪不羁
fàng làng bù jī
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1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute