一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
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1 lit. one object bests another object
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2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
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3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
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1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
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1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
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1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
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1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
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1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
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1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
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2 in the bag
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3 (as good as) in one's possession
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
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1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
天低吴楚,眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
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1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
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1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
恃才傲物
shì cái ào wù
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1 to be inordinately proud of one's ability
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2 to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
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1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
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2 in the bag
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
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1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
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2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī
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1 to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
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1 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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2 you can't change who you are
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3 Can the leopard change his spots?
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
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1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
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2 good habits come by long assimilation
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
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1 the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
物以类聚
wù yǐ lèi jù
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1 similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
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2 Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚,人以群分
wù yǐ lèi jù , rén yǐ qún fēn
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1 Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.