不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
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1 no matter what may happen (idiom)
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
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1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
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2 not to know what's good for one
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3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi
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1 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
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2 undiscriminating
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
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1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
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1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
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1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
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2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
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1 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
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1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
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1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
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1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
各有所好
gè yǒu suǒ hào
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1 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
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1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
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2 fig. there's no place like home
大奸似忠
dà jiān sì zhōng
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1 the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
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1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
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2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
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1 to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
好事不出门,恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
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1 lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
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2 a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
好事多磨
hǎo shì duō mó
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1 the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
好吃懒做
hào chī lǎn zuò
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1 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
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2 all take and no give
好梦难成
hǎo mèng nán chéng
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1 a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)