他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
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1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
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2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
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1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
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1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
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2 Might makes right.
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
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1 to challenge the law (idiom)
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2 to knowingly violate the law
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
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1 to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
和尚打伞,无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
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1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
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2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
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3 lawless
执法如山
zhí fǎ rú shān
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1 to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
天差地別
tiān chā dì bié
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1 poles apart (idiom)
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2 as different as can be
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
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1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
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2 to follow the same plan
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
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1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
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2 fig. to follow a set pattern
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
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1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
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2 to carry out the law on the spot
徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
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1 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
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1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
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2 to try this, that and the other
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
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1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
法网难逃
fǎ wǎng nán táo
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1 it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
法轮常转
Fǎ lún cháng zhuàn
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1 the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything
无法无天
wú fǎ wú tiān
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1 regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick
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2 undisciplined and out of control
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
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1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
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2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)