不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
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1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
兵贵神速
bīng guì shén sù
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1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
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2 fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
妇人之仁
fù rén zhī rén
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1 excessive tendency to clemency (idiom)
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2 soft-hearted (pejorative)
妇姑勃溪
fù gū bó xī
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1 dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
妇孺皆知
fù rú jiē zhī
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1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
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2 a household name
媳妇熬成婆
xí fù áo chéng pó
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1 lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
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2 fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
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3 what goes around comes around
巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
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1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
攀附权贵
pān fù quán guì
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1 to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing
攀高结贵
pān gāo jié guì
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1 lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful
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2 social climbing
荣华富贵
róng huá fù guì
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1 glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position and great wealth
洛阳纸贵
Luò yáng zhǐ guì
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1 lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes
物以稀为贵
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
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1 the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
亲疏贵贱
qīn shū guì jiàn
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1 close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
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2 all possible relations
贵人多忘
guì rén duō wàng
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1 an eminent person has short memory (idiom)
贵古贱今
guì gǔ jiàn jīn
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1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
贵远贱近
guì yuǎn jiàn jìn
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1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
达官贵人
dá guān guì rén
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1 high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good
丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆
chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó
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1 lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)
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2 fig. it's not something you can avoid forever
长命富贵
cháng mìng fù guì
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1 We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
高抬贵手
gāo tái guì shǒu
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1 to be generous (idiom)
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2 to be magnanimous
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3 Give me a break!