修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
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1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
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1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冷嘲热讽
lěng cháo rè fěng
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1 frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
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1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
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2 frigid
冷言冷语
lěng yán lěng yǔ
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1 sarcastic comments (idiom)
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2 to make sarcastic comments
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
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1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
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1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
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1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
平淡无奇
píng dàn wú qí
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1 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
惨淡经营
cǎn dàn jīng yíng
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1 to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
捏一把冷汗
niē yī bǎ lěng hàn
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1 to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
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1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
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2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
枕冷衾寒
zhěn lěng qīn hán
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1 cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
江山易改,本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
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2 you can't change who you are
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3 Can the leopard change his spots?
淡妆浓抹
dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ
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1 in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
淡泊名利
dàn bó míng lì
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1 not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)
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2 indifferent to worldly rewards
淡泊寡味
dàn bó guǎ wèi
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1 insipid and tasteless (idiom)
淡泊明志
dàn bó míng zhì
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1 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
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1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
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2 good habits come by long assimilation
热脸贴冷屁股
rè liǎn tiē lěng pì gu
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1 to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiom)
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2 to be snubbed despite showing good intentions