兵戈扰攘
bīng gē rǎo rǎng
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1 arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
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1 lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
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2 fig. to turn hostility into friendship
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
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1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
大动干戈
dà dòng gān gē
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1 to go to war (idiom)
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2 to make a big fuss over sth
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
枕戈寝甲
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ
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1 to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
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2 to keep ready for battle at all times
枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn
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1 to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
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2 fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate