一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
上一次当,学一次乖
shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi
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1 to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
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2 once bitten, twice shy
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
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1 not living up to expectations (idiom)
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2 failing to inspire confidence among people
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3 unpopular
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
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1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
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1 to live up to expectations (idiom)
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
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1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
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2 There is safety in numbers.
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
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1 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
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2 to let the world know
力排众议
lì pái zhòng yì
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1 to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
势不可当
shì bù kě dāng
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1 impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
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1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
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2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
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3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
大敌当前
dà dí dāng qián
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1 facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties
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2 Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud
大而无当
dà ér wú dàng
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1 grandiose but impractical (idiom)
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2 large but of no real use
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
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1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
好汉做事好汉当
hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng
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1 daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
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2 a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
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3 the buck stops here
妖言惑众
yāo yán huò zhòng
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1 to mislead the public with rumors (idiom)
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2 to delude the people with lies
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
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1 to go on foot (idiom)
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2 to do things at a leisurely pace
寡不敌众
guǎ bù dí zhòng
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1 the few are no match for the many
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2 heavily outnumbered
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3 facing impossible odds (idiom)
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
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1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
左道惑众
zuǒ dào huò zhòng
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1 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
悔不当初
huǐ bù dāng chū
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1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)