兵荒马乱
bīng huāng mǎ luàn
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1 soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war
前不着村,后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
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1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
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2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
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3 to be in a predicament
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
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1 until the end of time (idiom)
村村寨寨
cūn cūn zhài zhài
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1 every village and stockade (idiom)
业荒于嬉
yè huāng yú xī
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1 to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
荒无人烟
huāng wú rén yān
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1 desolate and uninhabited (idiom)
荒烟蔓草
huāng yān màn cǎo
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1 lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds
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2 desolate (idiom)
荒谬绝伦
huāng miù jué lún
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1 absolutely ridiculous (idiom); preposterous
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2 the height of folly
过了这个村就没这个店
guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn
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1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
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2 this is your last chance
过了这村没这店
guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn
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1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
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2 this is your last chance