一蹶不振
yī jué bù zhèn
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1 one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
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2 ruined at a stroke
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3 unable to recover after a minor hitch
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
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1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
偷梁换柱
tōu liáng huàn zhù
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1 lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
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2 to replace the original with a fake
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3 to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
含英咀华
hán yīng jǔ huá
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1 to savor fine writing (idiom)
天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái
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1 heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
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2 those whom the Gods love die young
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]
振振有词
zhèn zhèn yǒu cí
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1 to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
振振有辞
zhèn zhèn yǒu cí
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1 to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
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2 also written 振振有詞|振振有词
振聋发聩
zhèn lóng fā kuì
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1 lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
振臂一呼
zhèn bì yī hū
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1 to issue a call for action
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2 to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom)
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
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1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
欲振乏力
yù zhèn fá lì
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1 to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
独胆英雄
dú dǎn yīng xióng
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1 bold and courageous hero (idiom)
发聋振聩
fā lóng zhèn kuì
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1 lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
稽古振今
jī gǔ zhèn jīn
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1 studying the old to promote the new (idiom)
绕梁三日
rào liáng sān rì
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1 reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
英年早逝
yīng nián zǎo shì
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1 to die an untimely death (idiom)
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2 to be cut off in one's prime
英雄所见略同
yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lu:è tóng
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1 lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.
英雄难过美人关
yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān
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1 even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
萎靡不振
wěi mǐ bù zhèn
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1 dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast