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不是吃素的
bù shì chī sù de
  1. 1 not to be trifled with
  2. 2 to be reckoned with
钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 | 錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的
qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de
  1. 1 money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
为的是 | 為的是
wèi de shì
  1. 1 for the sake of
  2. 2 for the purpose of
有的是
yǒu de shì
  1. 1 have plenty of
  2. 2 there's no lack of
真是的
zhēn shi de
  1. 1 Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
姜是老的辣 | 薑是老的辣
jiāng shì lǎo de là
葫芦里卖的是什么药 | 葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥
hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào
  1. 1 what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?
  2. 2 what's going on?
姜还是老的辣 | 薑還是老的辣
jiāng hái shì lǎo de là
  1. 1 ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)
  2. 2 the older, the wiser
身体是革命的本钱 | 身體是革命的本錢
shēn tǐ shì gé mìng de běn qián
  1. 1 lit. the body is the revolution's capital
  2. 2 fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)
实践是检验真理的唯一标准 | 實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準
shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn
  1. 1 Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
是的
shì de
  1. 1 yes, that's right
是不是
shì bù shì
  1. 1 is or isn't
  2. 2 yes or no
  3. 3 whether or not
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 | 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛
shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu
  1. 1 lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating
  3. 3 to show what one is made of
人是铁饭是钢 | 人是鐵飯是鋼
rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng
  1. 1 one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
  2. 2 an empty sack cannot stand upright
的的喀喀湖
Dì dì kā kā Hú
  1. 1 Lake Titicaca
说是一回事，做又是另外一回事 | 說是一回事，做又是另外一回事
shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì
  1. 1 Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
有的没的 | 有的沒的
yǒu de méi de
  1. 1 trivial (matters)
  2. 2 triviality
  3. 3 nonsense
  4. 4 rubbish
有的没有的 | 有的沒有的
yǒu de méi yǒu de
是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛 | 是騾子是馬，拉出來遛遛
shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liu
  1. 1 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛|是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛[shì luó zi shì mǎ
  2. 2 qiān chū lai liù liu]
唯命是从 | 唯命是從
wéi mìng shì cóng
  1. 1 to follow obediently