不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
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1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
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1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
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1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
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1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
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1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
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2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
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3 Rome wasn't built in a day
大腹便便
dà fù pián pián
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1 big-bellied (idiom)
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2 paunchy
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
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1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
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1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
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2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
有奶便是娘
yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng
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1 lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)
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2 fig. to follow whoever is feeding you
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3 to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie
欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
腹笥便便
fù sì pián pián
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1 a learned person (idiom)
与人方便,自己方便
yǔ rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàn
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1 Help others, and others may help you (idiom).
薰莸不同器
xūn yóu bù tóng qì
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1 lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)
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2 bad people and good people do not mix
藏器待时
cáng qì dài shí
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1 to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
转眼便忘
zhuǎn yǎn biàn wàng
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1 what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)