一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
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1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
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2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
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3 a straw in the wind
一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
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1 lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
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2 fig. not seeing the wider picture
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3 can't see the wood for the trees
有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
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1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
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1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
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2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
梵册贝叶
fàn cè bèi yè
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1 Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture
灯红酒绿
dēng hóng jiǔ lu:4
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1 lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
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2 debauched and corrupt environment
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú
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1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú chí
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1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 yè fú chí
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1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí
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1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
秋风扫落叶
qiū fēng sǎo luò yè
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1 lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè
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1 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
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2 boorish
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3 rough and ready
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4 sloppy
红男绿女
hóng nán lu:4 nu:3
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1 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
绿女红男
lu:4 nu:3 hóng nán
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1 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
绿惨红愁
lu:4 cǎn hóng chóu
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1 (of women) grieved appearance (idiom)
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2 sorrowful mien
绿草如茵
lu:4 cǎo rú yīn
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1 green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
脸都绿了
liǎn dōu lu:4 le
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1 green in the face (idiom)
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2 to look unwell
落叶归根
luò yè guī gēn
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1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
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2 fig. all things go back to their source eventually
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3 in old age, an expatriate returns home
叶公好龙
Yè Gōng hào lóng
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1 lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)
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2 fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it
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3 ostensible fondness of sth one really fears
叶落归根
yè luò guī gēn
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1 a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
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2 In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.