一夫当关,万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
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1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
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1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
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2 easy as pie
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3 one can do it at once
一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
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1 left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
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1 inexpressible (idiom)
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2 beyond description
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
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1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
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2 incomparable
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
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1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
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2 unfathomable
不可抗拒
bù kě kàng jù
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1 act of God
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2 force majeure (law)
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3 irresistible (idiom)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
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1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
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2 unreasonable
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
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1 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
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2 unfathomable
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3 not a clue
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
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1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
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2 you can't judge a book by its cover
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3 often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
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1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
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1 it's a small world (idiom)
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
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1 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
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1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
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2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
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1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
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2 We should do this.
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3 Go for it!
何济于事
hé jì yú shì
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1 of what use is it
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2 (idiom)
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
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1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)