兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
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1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
兄弟阋墙
xiōng dì xì qiáng
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1 internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself
为人师表
wéi rén shī biǎo
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1 to serve as a model for others (idiom)
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2 to be a worthy teacher
万世师表
wàn shì shī biǎo
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1 model teacher of every age (idiom)
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2 eternal paragon
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3 refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kǒng zǐ]
虚有其表
xū yǒu qí biǎo
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1 looks impressive but is worthless (idiom)
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2 not as good as it looks
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3 a reputation with no substance
表里不一
biǎo lǐ bù yī
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1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
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2 saying one thing but meaning sth different
表里如一
biǎo lǐ rú yī
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1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
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2 to think and act as one
亲兄弟,明算帐
qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng
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1 even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
金玉其表,败絮其中
jīn yù qí biǎo , bài xù qí zhōng
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1 gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
难兄难弟
nán xiōng nán dì
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1 lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom)
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2 fig. one is just as bad as the other
难兄难弟
nàn xiōng nàn dì
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1 brothers in hardship (idiom)
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2 fellow sufferers
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3 in the same boat