一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
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1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
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1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
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2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
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1 to return good for evil (idiom)
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2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
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1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
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1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
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1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
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1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
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1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
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1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
年高德劭
nián gāo dé shào
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1 to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
德才兼备
dé cái jiān bèi
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1 having both integrity and talent (idiom)
德薄能鲜
dé bó néng xiǎn
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1 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
澡身浴德
zǎo shēn yù dé
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1 to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
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2 cleanliness is next to godliness
为德不卒
wéi dé bù zú
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1 to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
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2 lack of sticking power
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3 short attention span
为德不终
wéi dé bù zhōng
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1 to start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through
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2 lack of sticking power
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3 short attention span
老鼠过街,人人喊打
lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ
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1 lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
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2 fig. everyone detests a lowlife
街谈巷议
jiē tán xiàng yì
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1 the talk of the town (idiom)
街头巷尾
jiē tóu xiàng wěi
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1 top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
阴德必有阳报
yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào
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1 hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)