一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
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1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
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2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不安其室
bù ān qí shì
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1 to be discontented with one's home
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2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
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1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
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1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
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2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
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3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
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1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
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1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
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2 restless
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3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
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1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
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1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
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2 reticent
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3 not breathing a word
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
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1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
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2 to know one's place
安如磐石
ān rú pán shí
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1 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
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1 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
安富尊荣
ān fù zūn róng
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1 well-off and respected (idiom)
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2 to be content with one's wealth and position
安富恤穷
ān fù xù qióng
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1 to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安富恤贫
ān fù xù pín
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1 to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
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1 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
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1 to take things as they are (idiom)
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2 to leave a situation as it is
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3 to be happy with the status quo
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
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1 to go on foot (idiom)
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2 to do things at a leisurely pace
安然无恙
ān rán wú yàng
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1 safe and sound (idiom)
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2 to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
安贫乐道
ān pín lè dào
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1 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)