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不提也罷 |
不提也罢 |
[bu4 ti2 ye3 ba4] |
/best not to mention it/drop it/never mind/let's not talk about it/ |
6394
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成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 |
成也萧何，败也萧何 |
[cheng2 ye3 Xiao1 He2 , bai4 ye3 Xiao1 He2] |
/lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1]/fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor/ |
4802
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除了 |
除了 |
[[chu2le5]] |
/apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2le5 ta1, shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英语，他也会法语[chu2le5 Ying1yu3, ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French")/(used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2le5] + A + 就是[jiu4shi4] + B, "either A or B")/ |
430
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飛也似的 |
飞也似的 |
[fei1 ye3 shi4 de5] |
/lit. as if flying/very fast/ |
2212
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就 |
就 |
[[jiu4]] |
/(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then/(after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after/(same as 就是[jiu4shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly/only; as little as/as much as; as many as/to approach; to move towards/to undertake; to engage in/(often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of/(of food) to go with/with regard to; concerning/(bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1cu4er2jiu4])/(pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still .../(pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be .../ |
143
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就是 |
就是 |
[[jiu4shi4]] |
/exactly; precisely/only; simply; just/(used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if/ |
843
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空空如也 |
空空如也 |
[kong1 kong1 ru2 ye3] |
/as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft/to have nothing/vacuous/hollow/empty (argument, head etc)/ |
6331
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來而不往非禮也 |
来而不往非礼也 |
[lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei1 li3 ye3] |
/not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)/to respond in kind/ |
4991
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連 |
连 |
[lian2] |
/to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession/including/(used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even/company (military)/ |
2764
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螞蚱也是肉 |
蚂蚱也是肉 |
[ma4 zha5 ye3 shi4 rou4] |
/lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)/fig. it's better than nothing/ |
2188
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滿口之乎者也 |
满口之乎者也 |
[man3 kou3 zhi1 hu1 zhe3 ye3] |
/mouth full of literary phrases/to spout the classics/ |
6792
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人之將死，其言也善 |
人之将死，其言也善 |
[ren2 zhi1 jiang1 si3 , qi2 yan2 ye3 shan4] |
/words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)/ |
4088
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食色性也 |
食色性也 |
[shi2 se4 xing4 ye3] |
/Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4)./By nature we desire food and sex./ |
6709
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說也奇怪 |
说也奇怪 |
[shuo1 ye3 qi2 guai4] |
/strangely enough/oddly enough/strange to say/ |
2425
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躺著也中槍 |
躺着也中枪 |
[tang3 zhe5 ye3 zhong4 qiang1] |
/(Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted/ |
1500
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躺槍 |
躺枪 |
[[tang3qiang1]] |
/(neologism, attested by 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth despite having done nothing to deserve it; to be unfairly targeted; to catch a stray (abbr. for 躺著也中槍|躺着也中枪[tang3zhe5 ye3 zhong4qiang1])/ |
154
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2 |
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梯也爾 |
梯也尔 |
[Ti1 ye3 er3] |
/Adolphe Thiers/ |
7031
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陀思妥也夫斯基 |
陀思妥也夫斯基 |
[Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye3 fu1 si1 ji1] |
/Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪與罰|罪与罚[Zui4 yu3 Fa2]/also written 陀思妥耶夫斯基[Tuo2 si1 tuo3 ye1 fu1 si1 ji1]/ |
4934
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維也納 |
维也纳 |
[Wei2 ye3 na4] |
/Vienna, capital of Austria/ |
6568
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蚊子再小也是肉 |
蚊子再小也是肉 |
[wen2 zi5 zai4 xiao3 ye3 shi4 rou4] |
/lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom)/fig. it's better than nothing/ |
1271
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我也是醉了 |
我也是醉了 |
[wo3 ye3 shi4 zui4 le5] |
/(Internet slang) I can't even.../Are you kidding me!/OMG!/ |
3431
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吾生也有涯，而知也無涯 |
吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 |
[wu2 sheng1 ye3 you3 ya2 , er2 zhi1 ye3 wu2 ya2] |
/Life is short, learning is limitless/Ars longa, vita brevis/ |
6686
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1 |
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想也沒想 |
想也没想 |
[xiang3 ye3 mei2 xiang3] |
/without a second thought/ |
2883
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也 |
也 |
[[ye3]] |
/also; too; as well; (not ...) either/(used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)/(literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]/ |
560
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也 |
也 |
[[Ye3]] |
/surname Ye/ |
928
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2 |
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也罷 |
也罢 |
[ye3 ba4] |
/(reduplicated) whether... or.../never mind/fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)/ |
5841
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也好不到哪裡去 |
也好不到哪里去 |
[ye3 hao3 bu4 dao4 na3 li3 qu4] |
/just as bad; not much better/ |
1138
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也好不了多少 |
也好不了多少 |
[ye3 hao3 bu5 liao3 duo1 shao3] |
/hardly any better/just as bad/ |
4315
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也就是說 |
也就是说 |
[ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1] |
/in other words/that is to say/so/thus/ |
6962
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也就是 |
也就是 |
[[ye3 jiu4shi4]] |
/in other words; i.e./ |
606
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也有今天 |
也有今天 |
[ye3 you3 jin1 tian1] |
/(coll.) to get one's just deserts/to serve sb right/to get one's share of (good or bad things)/every dog has its day/ |
4545
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也好 |
也好 |
[[ye3hao3]] |
/that's fine/may as well/(reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or .../ |
807
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也門 |
也门 |
[[Ye3men2]] |
/Yemen/ |
421
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2 |
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也許 |
也许 |
[[ye3xu3]] |
/perhaps; maybe/ |
487
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2 |
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再 |
再 |
[[zai4]] |
/again; once more; re-/further; beyond this point of time/(before an adjective) more/then (after sth, and not until then)/no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis)/(used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc)/(literary) to reappear; to reoccur/ |
667
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再也 |
再也 |
[[zai4 ye3]] |
/(not) ever again; (not) any longer/ |
569
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2 |
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之乎者也 |
之乎者也 |
[[zhi1-hu1-zhe3-ye3]] |
/(lit.) 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom)/(fig.) archaic expressions/ |
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