一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
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1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
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1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
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2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
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1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
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1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
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2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
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1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
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2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
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1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
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2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
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1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
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1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
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1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
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2 malicious and duplicitous
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
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1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
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2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
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1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
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1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
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2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
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3 to punish sb as a warning to others
打蛇不死,后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng
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1 if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
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
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
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1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
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2 overly fearful
死皮赖脸
sǐ pí lài liǎn
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1 brazen faced (idiom); shameless
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
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1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
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2 to overdo it
皮包骨头
pí bāo gǔ tóu
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1 to be all skin and bones (idiom)
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2 also written 皮包骨[pí bāo gǔ]
皮笑肉不笑
pí xiào ròu bù xiào
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1 to put on a fake smile (idiom)
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2 to smile insincerely
皮开肉绽
pí kāi ròu zhàn
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1 flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)