三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
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1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
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2 you have sth to learn from everyone
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
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2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
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1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
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2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
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2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
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1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
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2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
分久必合，合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
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1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
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2 fig. things are constantly changing
分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
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1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
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2 every moment counts
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
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1 to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
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1 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
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2 imperative
哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng
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1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
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1 persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
工欲善其事，必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
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1 if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
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2 to regret vainly one's past behavior
智者千虑，必有一失
zhì zhě qiān lu:4 , bì yǒu yī shī
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1 lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
有其师，必有其徒
yǒu qí shī , bì yǒu qí tú
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1 As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)
有其父必有其子
yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ
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1 like father, like son (idiom)
有宝何必人前夸
yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā
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1 There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
有所得必有所失
yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī
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1 there is no gain without a loss (idiom)
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2 there is no such thing as a free meal
欲善其事，必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
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1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
烈火干柴
liè huǒ gān chái
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1 lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile
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2 fig. consuming passion between lovers