一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
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1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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2 sporadic effort
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3 short attention span
一曝十寒
yī pù shí hán
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1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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2 sporadic effort
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3 lack of sticking power
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4 short attention span
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
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1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
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1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
啼饥号寒
tí jī háo hán
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1 hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty
嘘寒问暖
xū hán wèn nuǎn
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1 to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)
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2 to pamper
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
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1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
天寒地冻
tiān hán dì dòng
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1 cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
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1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn
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1 to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)
寒窗
hán chuāng
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1 a life of strenuous studies (idiom)
寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
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1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
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1 A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
挨打受气
ái dǎ shòu qì
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1 to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
挨打受骂
ái dǎ shòu mà
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1 to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
枕冷衾寒
zhěn lěng qīn hán
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1 cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
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1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
满招损,谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì
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1 (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
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2 pride comes before a fall
无功不受禄
wú gōng bù shòu lù
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1 Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)