内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
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1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
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1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
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1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
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1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
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2 fig. velvet glove
外宽内忌
wài kuān nèi jì
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1 magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
孤军奋战
gū jūn fèn zhàn
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1 lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support
屡战屡败
lu:3 zhàn lu:3 bài
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1 to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
屡败屡战
lu:3 bài lu:3 zhàn
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1 to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
心惊胆战
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn
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1 lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
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2 scared witless
战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
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1 to die in battle (idiom)
战火纷飞
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
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1 fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
战无不胜
zhàn wú bù shèng
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1 to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible
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2 to succeed in every undertaking
战无不胜,攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
战无不胜,攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
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1 to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
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2 to burn the midnight oil
攘外安内
rǎng wài ān nèi
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1 to resist foreign aggression and pacify the interior of the country (idiom)
攻无不克,战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
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1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
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2 ever victorious
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3 nothing they can't do
有征无战
yǒu zhēng wú zhàn
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1 to win without a fight (idiom)
沉着应战
chén zhuó yìng zhàn
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1 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
浴血苦战
yù xuè kǔ zhàn
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1 a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)