全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
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1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
前车之覆，后车之鉴
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
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1 lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
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2 learn from past mistake
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3 once bitten twice shy
天翻地覆
tiān fān dì fù
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1 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
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2 everything turned on its head
率尔操觚
shuài ěr cāo gū
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1 to compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off
率兽食人
shuài shòu shí rén
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1 lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
率由旧章
shuài yóu jiù zhāng
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1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
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2 to follow a proven formula
翻天覆地
fān tiān fù dì
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1 sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
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2 everything turned on its head
翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ
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1 lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
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2 very powerful and capable (idiom)
翻云覆雨
fān yún fù yǔ
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1 to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground
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2 tricky and inconstant
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3 to make love
草率收兵
cǎo shuài shōu bīng
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1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
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2 half-baked
覆巢之下无完卵
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn
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1 lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
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2 fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
覆巢无完卵
fù cháo wú wán luǎn
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1 lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
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2 no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
覆水难收
fù shuǐ nán shōu
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1 spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
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2 it's no use crying over spilt milk
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3 what's done is done and can't be reversed
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4 the damage is done
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5 once divorced, there's no reuniting
载舟覆舟
zài zhōu fù zhōu
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1 to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.