一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
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1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
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1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
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1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
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1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
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1 self-explanatory
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2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
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1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
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1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
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1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
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
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
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1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
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1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
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1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
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1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
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1 great release of light (idiom)
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
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1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
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2 to worship
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3 to deify
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4 to make a holy cow of sth
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5 to put sb on a pedestal
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
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1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
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1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
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2 fig. enchanting scenery
慈悲为本
cí bēi wéi běn
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1 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
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1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
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2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
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1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
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2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)