一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
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1 left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
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1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
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2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
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3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
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4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
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1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
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2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
后悔莫及
hòu huǐ mò jí
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1 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù
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1 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
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2 My hands are tied.
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
是非莫辨
shì fēi mò biàn
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1 unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
望尘莫及
wàng chén mò jí
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1 lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
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2 to be far inferior
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
真伪莫辨
zhēn wěi mò biàn
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1 can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
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2 not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
知子莫若父
zhī zǐ mò ruò fù
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1 nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
若要人不知，除非己莫为
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi
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1 If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
莫名其妙
mò míng qí miào
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1 (idiom) baffling
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2 inexplicable
莫衷一是
mò zhōng yī shì
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1 unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice
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2 no unanimous decision
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3 still a matter of discussion
讳莫如深
huì mò rú shēn
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1 important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!