三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
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1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
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2 tight-lipped
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
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1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
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2 marriages are predestined
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3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
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1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
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2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
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1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
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1 not to be crushed (idiom)
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2 to be determined to have one's revenge
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
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1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
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1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
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1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
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1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
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1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
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1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
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2 malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
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1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
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1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
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1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
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2 to blurt sth out
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
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1 to lose a family fortune (idiom)
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
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1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
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1 enemy (idiom); opponent
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2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
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1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
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1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
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2 articulate
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
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1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)