三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
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1 to order again and again (idiom)
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
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1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
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1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
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2 to ensure strictly obedience
兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
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1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
兄弟阋墙
xiōng dì xì qiáng
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1 internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
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1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
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1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
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1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi
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1 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
发号施令
fā hào shī lìng
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1 to boss people around (idiom)
色令智昏
sè lìng zhì hūn
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1 to lose one's head over lust
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2 sex-crazy (idiom)
亲兄弟,明算帐
qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng
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1 even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
军令如山
jūn lìng rú shān
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1 military orders are like mountains (idiom)
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2 a military order must be obeyed
难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì
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1 lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
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2 fig. one is just as bad as the other
难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì
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1 brothers in hardship (idiom)
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2 fellow sufferers
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3 in the same boat