一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
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1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
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2 easy as pie
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3 one can do it at once
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
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1 inexpressible (idiom)
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2 beyond description
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
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1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
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2 incomparable
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
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1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
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2 unfathomable
不可抗拒
bù kě kàng jù
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1 act of God
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2 force majeure (law)
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3 irresistible (idiom)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
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1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
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2 unreasonable
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
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1 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
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2 unfathomable
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3 not a clue
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
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1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
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1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
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2 you can't judge a book by its cover
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3 often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
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1 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
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
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
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1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
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1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
勇气可嘉
yǒng qì kě jiā
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1 to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
势不可当
shì bù kě dāng
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1 impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
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1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
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2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too