七零八落
qī líng bā luò
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1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
前不着村，后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
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1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
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2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
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3 to be in a predicament
化整为零
huà zhěng wéi líng
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1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
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2 divide and conquer
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
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1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
感激涕零
gǎn jī tì líng
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1 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng
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1 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
过了这个村就没这个店
guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn
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1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
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2 this is your last chance
过了这村没这店
guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn
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1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
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2 this is your last chance
零打碎敲
líng dǎ suì qiāo
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1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
零敲碎打
líng qiāo suì dǎ
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1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work