一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
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1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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2 sporadic effort
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3 short attention span
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
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1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
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2 fig. to stick to one's ways
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3 to cling to one's course
不畏强暴
bù wèi qiáng bào
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1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
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1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
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2 one should constantly strive to make progress
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
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1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
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2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
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3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
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1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
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2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
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1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
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2 fig. unexpected winning move
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3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
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1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
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2 fig. unexpected winning move
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3 unconventional gambit
吃不了兜着走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
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1 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
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2 fig. you'll have to take the consequences
奔走相告
bēn zǒu xiāng gào
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1 to spread the news (idiom)
暴虎冯河
bào hǔ píng hé
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1 lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)
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2 fig. to display foolhardy courage
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
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1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
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2 to bustle about
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3 to hopscotch
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4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn
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1 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
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1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
狂风暴雨
kuáng fēng bào yǔ
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1 howling wind and torrential rain (idiom)
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2 (fig.) difficult, dangerous situation
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
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1 drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
穿小鞋
chuān xiǎo xié
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1 lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)
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2 to make life difficult for sb
脚正不怕鞋歪
jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi
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1 lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
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2 an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
脸红筋暴
liǎn hóng jīn bào
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1 red and tense with anger (idiom)
行尸走肉
xíng shī zǒu ròu
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1 walking corpse (idiom)
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2 zombie
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3 person who lives only on the material level