割股疗亲
gē gǔ liǎo qīn
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1 to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
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2 filial thigh-cutting
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
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1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
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1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè
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1 to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚持不渝
jiān chí bù yú
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1 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
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1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
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2 see also 頭懸梁,錐刺股|头悬梁,锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ]
持之以恒
chí zhī yǐ héng
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1 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ
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1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
旷日持久
kuàng rì chí jiǔ
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1 protracted (idiom)
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2 long and drawn-out
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
牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú chí
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1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好,全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 yè fú chí
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1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好,终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí
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1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
股栗
gǔ lì
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1 to shake like an aspen
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2 to shiver with fear (idiom)
股栗肤粟
gǔ lì fū sù
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1 with shuddering thighs and skin like gooseflesh (idiom)
头悬梁,锥刺股
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
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1 lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
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2 fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly