一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
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1 each word carries weight
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2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
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1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
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1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
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2 naive
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3 doesn't know who's who
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4 no sense of priorities
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
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1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
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1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
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2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
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3 to make a comeback
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
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1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
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1 lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
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1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
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2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
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3 Rome wasn't built in a day
如释重负
rú shì zhòng fù
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1 as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
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2 to have a weight off one's mind
山峦重叠
shān luán chóng dié
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1 overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
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1 to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
慎重其事
shèn zhòng qí shì
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1 to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
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1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
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2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
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1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
浴火重生
yù huǒ chóng shēng
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1 to rise from the ashes (idiom)
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2 to start again
浓墨重彩
nóng mò zhòng cǎi
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1 thick and heavy in colors
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2 to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)