一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
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1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
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2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
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1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
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2 fig. to be impartial
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
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1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
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1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
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1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
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2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
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1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
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2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
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3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
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1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
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1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
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2 one should constantly strive to make progress
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
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1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
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1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
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1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
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2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
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1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
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1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
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1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
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1 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
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1 unexpected (idiom)
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2 surprising
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
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1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
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2 to excel