一传十,十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
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1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
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2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
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1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
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1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
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2 not batting an eyelid
不见经传
bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
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1 not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
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2 unfounded
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3 not authoritative
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以讹传讹
yǐ é chuán é
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1 to spread falsehoods
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2 to increasingly distort the truth
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3 to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
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1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
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1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
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1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
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1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
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2 an army marches on its stomach
动人心魄
dòng rén xīn pò
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1 (idiom) breathtaking
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2 deeply affecting
动见观瞻
dòng jiàn guān zhān
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1 to be watched closely (idiom)
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
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1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
动魄惊心
dòng pò jīng xīn
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1 shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing
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2 shattering
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3 hair-raising
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
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1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
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2 untouched
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
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1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
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1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
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2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation