今日事今日毕
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
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1 never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
凶相毕露
xiōng xiàng bì lù
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1 show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
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2 with fangs bared
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
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
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1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
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)
天罗地网
tiān luó dì wǎng
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1 inescapable net (idiom)
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2 trap
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3 dragnet
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)
星罗棋布
xīng luó qí bù
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1 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
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1 all roads lead to Rome
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2 use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
毕其功于一役
bì qí gōng yú yī yì
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1 to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)
当天事当天毕
dàng tiān shì dàng tiān bì
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1 never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
真相毕露
zhēn xiàng bì lù
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1 real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
罗掘
luó jué
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1 to scrape around for money
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2 hard pressed for cash
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3 cf 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠 to net birds and dig for rats (idiom)
罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ
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1 lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash
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2 on the verge of bankruptcy
色厉内荏
sè lì nèi rěn
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1 lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart
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2 a sheep in wolf's clothing
锋芒内敛
fēng máng nèi liǎn
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1 to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
门可罗雀
mén kě luó què
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1 you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
门庭冷落,门堪罗雀
mén tíng lěng luò , mén kān luó què
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1 The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted