人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
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1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
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2 to do sth without considering the risks
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3 to leave out of consideration
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
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1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng
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1 magnanimous (idiom); generous
度日如年
dù rì rú nián
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1 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
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2 time crawls when one is wretched
斤斤较量
jīn jīn jiào liàng
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1 to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
普度众生
pǔ dù zhòng shēng
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1 (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)
有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
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1 to talk things through (idiom)
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2 to have an exchange of views
权衡利弊
quán héng lì bì
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1 to weigh the pros and cons (idiom)
现量相违
xiàn liàng xiāng wéi
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1 to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
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2 to act according to actual circumstances
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3 to live within one's means
自不量力
zì bù liàng lì
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1 to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
衡情酌理
héng qíng zhuó lǐ
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1 to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom); to weigh and consider
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2 to deliberate
衡酌
héng zhuó
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1 to weigh and consider
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2 to deliberate
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3 short form of idiom 衡情酌理
量入为出
liàng rù wéi chū
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1 to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means
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2 You can only spend what you earn.
量力而行
liàng lì ér xíng
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1 to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence
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2 One does what one can.
量才录用
liàng cái lù yòng
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1 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
量体裁衣
liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
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2 To live within one's means.