一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
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1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
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2 persistence will overcome
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
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1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
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1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
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1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
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1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
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1 to announce to the world (idiom)
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2 to make public
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3 to let everyone know
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
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1 to announce to the world (idiom)
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2 to make public
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3 to let everyone know
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
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1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
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1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
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1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
孤独于世
gū dú yú shì
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1 alone in the world (idiom)
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
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1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
才华盖世
cái huá gài shì
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1 peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
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1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
欺世盗名
qī shì dào míng
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1 to fool the world and usurp a good name (idiom)
沾染世俗
zhān rǎn shì sú
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1 to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)
流芳百世
liú fāng bǎi shì
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1 (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom)
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2 to leave a mark for generations to come
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
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1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
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2 blurred scenery
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3 cursory
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4 superficial