一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
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1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
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2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
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3 each word is highly valued
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
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1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
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2 extravagant
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
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1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
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1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
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2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
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3 to take a dive
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
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2 words of enormous weight
一诺千金
yī nuò qiān jīn
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1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
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1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
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2 marriages are predestined
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3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
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1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
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2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
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1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
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1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
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1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
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1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
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1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
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1 to lose a family fortune (idiom)
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
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1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
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1 enemy (idiom); opponent
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2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
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1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
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1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn
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1 totally submissive (idiom)