不安其室
bù ān qí shì
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1 to be discontented with one's home
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2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
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1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
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2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
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3 to attain a higher level
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
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1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
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1 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
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2 fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
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1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
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2 diligently attending to official matters
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
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1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
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1 to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
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2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
更深人静
gēng shēn rén jìng
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1 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
深更半夜
shēn gēng bàn yè
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1 in the dead of night (idiom)
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
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1 to stay up through the night (idiom)
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
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1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
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1 from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
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2 to go to the next level
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3 to attain a higher level
白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu
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1 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
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2 fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
百尺竿头,更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
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1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
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2 to continue to further successes
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3 not to rest on one's laurels
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
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1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
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1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
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2 to act according to actual circumstances
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3 to live within one's means
空室清野
kōng shì qīng yě
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1 empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
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2 scorched earth policy
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
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1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally