三茶六饭
sān chá liù fàn
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1 lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
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2 to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
早出晚归
zǎo chū wǎn guī
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1 to leave early and return late (idiom)
早动手，早收获
zǎo dòng shǒu , zǎo shōu huò
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1 The sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards. (idiom)
早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
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1 if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
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2 to regret vainly one's past behavior
残茶剩饭
cán chá shèng fàn
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1 spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal
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2 crumbs from the feast
英年早逝
yīng nián zǎo shì
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1 to die an untimely death (idiom)
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2 to be cut off in one's prime
茶饭不思
chá fàn bù sī
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1 no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering
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2 to have no appetite
茶饭无心
chá fàn wú xīn
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1 no heart for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering
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2 to have no appetite
丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆
chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó
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1 lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)
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2 fig. it's not something you can avoid forever