不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
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1 to act recklessly (idiom)
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
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1 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
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2 two parties cannot coexist
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
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1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
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1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
好死不如赖活着
hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe
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1 better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
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1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
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1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
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2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
死去活来
sǐ qù huó lái
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1 to hover between life and death (idiom)
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2 to suffer terribly
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3 within an inch of one's life
死活不顾
sǐ huó bù gù
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1 regardless of life or death (idiom)
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
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1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
死马当活马医
sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī
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1 lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
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2 fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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2 you can't change who you are
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3 Can the leopard change his spots?
活到老,学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
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1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng
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1 to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)
活蹦乱跳
huó bèng luàn tiào
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1 to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively
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2 healthy and active
活灵活现
huó líng huó xiàn
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1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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2 vivid and realistic
活龙活现
huó lóng huó xiàn
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1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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2 vivid and realistic
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
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1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
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2 good habits come by long assimilation
生吞活剥
shēng tūn huó bō
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1 to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)