不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
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1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
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2 to fire from the hip
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
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1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
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1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
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1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
假途灭虢
jiǎ tú miè Guó
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1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
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1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
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2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
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1 (idiom) half true and half false
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
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1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
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1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
弄虚作假
nòng xū zuò jiǎ
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1 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
狐假虎威
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
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1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
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1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
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2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
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1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
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2 to mistake the part for the whole
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3 unable to see the wood for the trees
众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng
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1 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
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2 to mistake the part for the whole
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3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
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1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
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2 to mistake the part for the whole
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3 unable to see the wood for the trees
万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn
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1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
险象环生
xiǎn xiàng huán shēng
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1 dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils