儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
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1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
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1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
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2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
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3 no sign of success yet
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
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1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
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2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
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1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
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2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
求爷爷告奶奶
qiú yé ye gào nǎi nai
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1 lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)
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2 fig. to go about begging for help
男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
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1 real men do not easily cry (idiom)
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
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1 (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
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2 not to treat everyone equally favorably
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
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1 lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
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2 fig. don't give up hope
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3 if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
视同儿戏
shì tóng ér xì
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1 to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
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2 to view as trifling