克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
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1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
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1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
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2 history is written by the victors
勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó
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1 to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
勤俭朴实
qín jiǎn pǔ shí
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1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom)
勤俭朴素
qín jiǎn pǔ sù
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1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
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1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
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1 diligent and thrifty (idiom)
勤俭耐劳
qín jiǎn nài láo
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1 diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
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1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
勤则不匮
qín zé bù kuì
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1 If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
勤劳不虞匮乏
qín láo bù yú kuì fá
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1 Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
勤政廉政
qín zhèng lián zhèng
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1 honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)
四体不勤,五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
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1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
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1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
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2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
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3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
天道酬勤
tiān dào chóu qín
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1 Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
将勤补绌
jiāng qín bǔ chù
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1 to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
成则为王,败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
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1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
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2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
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1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
业精于勤
yè jīng yú qín
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1 mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
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2 Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.
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3 Practice makes perfect.
混世魔王
hùn shì mó wáng
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1 devil incarnate (idiom)
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2 fiend in human form