一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
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1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
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1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
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2 persistence will overcome
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
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1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
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1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
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1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
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1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
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1 to announce to the world (idiom)
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2 to make public
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3 to let everyone know
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
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1 to announce to the world (idiom)
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2 to make public
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3 to let everyone know
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
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1 out of one's wits (idiom)
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2 distracted
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3 stunned
冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
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1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
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2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
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1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
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1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
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1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
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1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
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2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
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3 minor details obscure the main point
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4 the sauce is better than the fish
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
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1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
围魏救赵
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
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1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)
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2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
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1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
孤独于世
gū dú yú shì
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1 alone in the world (idiom)
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
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1 to be of humble origin (idiom)