一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
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1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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2 sporadic effort
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3 short attention span
一曝十寒
yī pù shí hán
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1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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2 sporadic effort
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3 lack of sticking power
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4 short attention span
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
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1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
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2 one should constantly strive to make progress
付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
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1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
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1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
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1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
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1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
啼饥号寒
tí jī háo hán
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1 hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty
嘘寒问暖
xū hán wèn nuǎn
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1 to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)
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2 to pamper
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
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1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
天寒地冻
tiān hán dì dòng
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1 cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
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1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
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1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
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2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn
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1 to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)
寒窗
hán chuāng
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1 a life of strenuous studies (idiom)
寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
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1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
对答如流
duì dá rú liú
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1 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
屁滚尿流
pì gǔn niào liú
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1 to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
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1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow