一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
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1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
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1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
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2 you have sth to learn from everyone
以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
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1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
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1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
俭以养廉
jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
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1 frugality makes honesty (idiom)
前事不忘,后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
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1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
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1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
好为人师
hào wéi rén shī
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1 to like to lecture others (idiom)
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
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1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
官私合营
guān sī hé yíng
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1 public and private interests working together (idiom)
师出有名
shī chū yǒu míng
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1 lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom)
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2 to do something with good reason
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3 to have just cause
师出无名
shī chū wú míng
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1 lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom)
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2 to act without justification
惨淡经营
cǎn dàn jīng yíng
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1 to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
有其师,必有其徒
yǒu qí shī , bì yǒu qí tú
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1 As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)
为人师表
wéi rén shī biǎo
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1 to serve as a model for others (idiom)
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2 to be a worthy teacher
无师自通
wú shī zì tōng
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1 self-taught
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2 to learn without a teacher (idiom)
结党营私
jié dǎng yíng sī
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1 to gang up for personal interest (idiom)
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2 to form a clique
良师益友
liáng shī yì yǒu
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1 good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor
万世师表
wàn shì shī biǎo
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1 model teacher of every age (idiom)
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2 eternal paragon
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3 refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kǒng zǐ]
身在曹营心在汉
shēn zài Cáo yíng xīn zài Hàn
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1 live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom)
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2 to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else