剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
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1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
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2 to eradicate
愚公移山
yú gōng yí shān
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1 the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
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1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
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2 to eliminate completely
曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún
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1 there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
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2 one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
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)
款语移时
kuǎn yǔ yí shí
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1 to talk slowly and in depth (idiom)
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?
游移不定
yóu yí bù dìng
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1 to oscillate without pause (idiom)
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2 to fluctuate
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3 (of thoughts) to wander
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4 to waver
破除迷信
pò chú mí xìn
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1 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
确凿不移
què záo bù yí
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1 established and irrefutable (idiom)
祛邪除灾
qū xié chú zāi
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1 to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)
移情别恋
yí qíng bié liàn
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1 change of affection, shift of love (idiom); to change one's feelings to another love
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2 to fall in love with sb else
移花接木
yí huā jiē mù
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1 lit. to graft flowers onto a tree
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2 to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)
兴利除弊
xīng lì chú bì
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1 to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
若要人不知,除非己莫为
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi
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1 If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
药到病除
yào dào bìng chú
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1 lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
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3 (of a solution or method) highly effective
蠲除苛政
juān chú kē zhèng
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1 to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)
除恶务尽
chú è wù jìn
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1 to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness
除暴安良
chú bào ān liáng
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1 to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
除旧布新
chú jiù bù xīn
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1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate