只可意会,不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
可以意会,不可言传
kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
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1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
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1 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
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2 fig. to go alone into enemy lines
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
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1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
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2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
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3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
天上不会掉馅饼
tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
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1 there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
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1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
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1 I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
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2 Hope to see you again.
心领神会
xīn lǐng shén huì
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1 to understand tacitly (idiom)
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2 to know intuitively
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3 to understand thoroughly
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
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1 a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
机会带来成功
jī huì dài lái chéng gōng
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1 Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
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1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
穿凿附会
chuān záo fù huì
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1 to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
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2 to offer outlandish explanations
聚精会神
jù jīng huì shén
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1 to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
能说会道
néng shuō huì dào
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1 can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
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1 lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
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2 no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
跑了和尚跑不了庙
pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào
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1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
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2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
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3 I'll get you sooner or later
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4 also written 跑得了和尚,跑不了廟|跑得了和尚,跑不了庙[pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào]
跑得了和尚,跑不了庙
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
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1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
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2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
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3 I'll get you sooner or later
适逢其会
shì féng qí huì
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1 to just happen to coincide with the occasion (idiom)
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2 to be present just at the right time