一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
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1 one word says it all (idiom)
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2 to hit the nail on the head
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3 to be pithy and correct
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
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1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
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2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
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3 it's either him or me
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
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1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
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1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
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2 with irresistible force
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
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1 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
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1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
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2 radical transformation
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
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1 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
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2 destitute and homeless
小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
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1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不堵,大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ
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1 a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom)
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2 a stitch in time saves nine
小洞不堵,大洞难补
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ
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1 If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ
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1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
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1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
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2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
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1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
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1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
洞房花烛
dòng fáng huā zhú
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1 bridal room and ornamented candles
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2 wedding festivities (idiom)
洞若观火
dòng ruò guān huǒ
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1 clear as a flame (idiom); to see things absolutely clearly
漏洞百出
lòu dòng bǎi chū
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1 lit. one hundred loopholes (idiom); full of mistakes (of speech or article)
狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心
gǒu yǎo Lu:3 Dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn
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1 a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
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2 to ill reward a person's kindness
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
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1 to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
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2 disillusioned with human society
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3 to reject the world for a monastic life
破涕为笑
pò tì wéi xiào
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1 to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness