冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
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1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
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2 frigid
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
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1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
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2 worlds apart
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
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1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
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1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
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2 eloquent
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3 glib
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4 voluble
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5 have the gift of the gab
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
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1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
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1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
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1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
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2 well fortified
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3 invulnerable to attack
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
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1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯,大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
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1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú
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1 great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
天下乌鸦一般黑
tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi
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1 all crows are black (idiom)
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2 evil people are bad all over the world
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
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1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
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2 close in spirit although far away
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
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1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
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2 to worship
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3 to deify
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4 to make a holy cow of sth
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5 to put sb on a pedestal
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
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1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
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2 few and far between
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3 sparse
惆怅若失
chóu chàng ruò shī
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1 to feel despondent (idiom)
惘然若失
wǎng rán ruò shī
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1 lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
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2 fig. to be at a loss
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3 perplexed
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4 frustrated
敬若神明
jìng ruò shén míng
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1 to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
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1 to be wild with joy (idiom)
治大国若烹小鲜
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān
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1 ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
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2 effective government requires minimal intervention
泰然自若
tài rán zì ruò
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1 cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves
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2 perfectly composed