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)
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
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1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
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2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
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3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
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)
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
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1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
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2 to lead a pampered life
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
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1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
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1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
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2 fig. hell freezes over
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3 pigs can fly
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
长命富贵
cháng mìng fù guì
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1 We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
阴差阳错
yīn chā yáng cuò
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1 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
阴德必有阳报
yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào
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1 hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)
阴错阳差
yīn cuò yáng chā
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1 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events