人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
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1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
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1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
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2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
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1 to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
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2 to speak and break off, then start again
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3 to hold sth back
吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù
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1 to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
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2 to blow cigarette or opium smoke
囫囵吞枣
hú lún tūn zǎo
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1 to swallow in one gulp (idiom)
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2 (fig.) to accept without thinking
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3 to lap up
忍气吞声
rěn qì tūn shēng
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1 to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
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2 to swallow one's anger
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3 to grin and bear it
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
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1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
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2 fig. to take what comes
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3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
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1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
狗拿耗子
gǒu ná hào zi
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1 lit. a dog who catches mice
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2 to be meddlesome (idiom)
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
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1 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
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2 to gorge oneself
生吞活剥
shēng tūn huó bō
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1 to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
饮恨吞声
yǐn hèn tūn shēng
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1 to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)