不求有功,但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
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1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
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2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
今非昔比
jīn fēi xī bǐ
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1 things are very different now (idiom)
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2 times have changed
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
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1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
似笑非笑
sì xiào fēi xiào
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1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
但说无妨
dàn shuō wú fáng
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1 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
但愿如此
dàn yuàn rú cǐ
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1 if only it were so
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2 I hope so (idiom)
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
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1 duplicity
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2 hypocrisy (idiom)
啼笑皆非
tí xiào jiē fēi
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1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
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2 between laughter and tears
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
想入非非
xiǎng rù fēi fēi
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1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
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1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
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2 to tell tales
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3 to make mischief
搬弄是非
bān nòng shì fēi
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1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
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2 to tell tales
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3 to make mischief
文过饰非
wén guò shì fēi
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1 to cover up one's faults (idiom)
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2 to whitewash
明辨是非
míng biàn shì fēi
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1 to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
是非不分
shì fēi bù fēn
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1 unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
是非分明
shì fēi fēn míng
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1 to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
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1 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
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2 pros and cons
是非自有公论
shì fēi zì yǒu gōng lùn
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1 to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom)
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2 Public opinion will judge what's right and wrong.