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
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
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1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
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2 fig. at a total loss
亘古不变
gèn gǔ bù biàn
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1 unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)
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2 unalterable
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3 unvarying
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4 monotonous
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
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1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
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1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
前不见古人,后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
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1 unique
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2 unprecedented (idiom)
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
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1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
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1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
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1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
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1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
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1 to shine through the ages (idiom)
旷古未有
kuàng gǔ wèi yǒu
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1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
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2 unprecedented
旷古未闻
kuàng gǔ wèi wén
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1 never before in the whole of history (idiom)
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2 unprecedented
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3 also written 曠古未有|旷古未有
替古人担忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
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1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
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2 crying over spilt milk
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3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
替古人耽忧
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
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1 to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily
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2 crying over spilt milk
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3 often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
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1 conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
无毒不丈夫
wú dú bù zhàng fu
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1 no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has to be ruthless.
稽古振今
jī gǔ zhèn jīn
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1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
万丈高楼平地起
wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ
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1 towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
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2 great oaks from little acorns grow