一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
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1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
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2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
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3 complete ignorance
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
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1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
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1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
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2 without an inkling
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
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1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
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2 dilettante
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3 amateur
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
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1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
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2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
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3 a straw in the wind
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
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1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不知丁董
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
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1 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
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2 unheeding the lessons of the past
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
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1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
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2 not to know what's good for one
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3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
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1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
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2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
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1 to act recklessly (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
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1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
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2 naive
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3 doesn't know who's who
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4 no sense of priorities
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
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1 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
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1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
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1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
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1 you can't always do as you like
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2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
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1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
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1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
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2 (any number of possible translations)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
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1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
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2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
只知其一,不知其二
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr
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1 to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
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1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
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2 fig. an open secret