一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
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1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
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2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
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3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
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1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
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1 to order again and again (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
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1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
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1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
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2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
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3 to reciprocate with material assistance
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4 scratch each other's back
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
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1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
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2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
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1 to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
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1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
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1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
官运亨通
guān yùn hēng tōng
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1 (of a political career) everything is going smoothly (idiom)
弄懂弄通
nòng dǒng nòng tōng
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1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
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1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé
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1 efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
时运亨通
shí yùn hēng tōng
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1 our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)
有无相通
yǒu wú xiāng tōng
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1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
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2 to reciprocate with material assistance
条条大路通罗马
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
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1 all roads lead to Rome
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2 use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
水泄不通
shuǐ xiè bù tōng
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1 lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)
无师自通
wú shī zì tōng
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1 self-taught
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2 to learn without a teacher (idiom)
万事亨通
wàn shì hēng tōng
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1 everything is going smoothly (idiom)
通天彻地
tōng tiān chè dì
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1 to know all under heaven
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2 exceptionally talented (idiom)