一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
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1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
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1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
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1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
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2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
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1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
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2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
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1 better kept under the table (idiom)
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2 not to be disclosed
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3 too inferior to show in public
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
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1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
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2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
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1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
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1 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
吃不了兜着走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
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1 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
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2 fig. you'll have to take the consequences
大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
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1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
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1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
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2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
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3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
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1 to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
好心倒做了驴肝肺
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lu:2 gān fēi
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1 lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)
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2 fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
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1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
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2 one just has to be patient
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3 haste will ruin everything
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
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1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
林子大了,什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
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1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
狗改不了吃屎
gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ
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1 lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)
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2 fig. bad habits are hard to change
直截了当
zhí jié liǎo dàng
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1 direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
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2 straightforward
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
赔了夫人又折兵
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
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1 having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
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2 to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy