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八仙過海，各顯其能 |
八仙过海，各显其能 |
[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 qi2 neng2] |
/see 八仙過海，各顯神通|八仙过海，各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1]/ |
3718
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1 |
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百思不得其解 |
百思不得其解 |
[bai3 si1 bu4 de2 qi2 jie3] |
/see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]/ |
4735
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1 |
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北馬其頓 |
北马其顿 |
[[Bei3 Ma3qi2dun4]] |
/North Macedonia/ |
453
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2 |
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畢其功於一役 |
毕其功于一役 |
[bi4 qi2 gong1 yu2 yi1 yi4] |
/to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)/ |
4514
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1 |
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避其銳氣，擊其惰歸 |
避其锐气，击其惰归 |
[bi4 qi2 rui4 qi4 , ji1 qi2 duo4 gui1] |
/avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)/ |
4489
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1 |
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不得其門而入 |
不得其门而入 |
[bu4 de2 qi2 men2 er2 ru4] |
/to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)/ |
1288
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1 |
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不計其數 |
不计其数 |
[bu4 ji4 qi2 shu4] |
/lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless/innumerable/ |
6258
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1 |
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不勝其煩 |
不胜其烦 |
[bu4 sheng4 qi2 fan2] |
/to be pestered beyond endurance/ |
5578
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1 |
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不勝其苦 |
不胜其苦 |
[bu4 sheng4 qi2 ku3] |
/unable to bear the pain (idiom)/ |
6333
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1 |
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不勝其擾 |
不胜其扰 |
[bu4 sheng4 qi2 rao3] |
/unable to put up with (sth) any longer/ |
5172
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1 |
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不厭其煩 |
不厌其烦 |
[bu4 yan4 qi2 fan2] |
/not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)/to take great pains/to be very patient/ |
5282
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1 |
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不安其室 |
不安其室 |
[[bu4an1qi2shi4]] |
/(idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs/ |
681
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2 |
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不在其位，不謀其政 |
不在其位，不谋其政 |
[[bu4zai4qi2wei4, bu4mou2qi2zheng4]] |
/don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)/ |
563
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2 |
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陳其邁 |
陈其迈 |
[Chen2 Qi2 mai4] |
/Chen Chi-mai (1964-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice premier of the Republic of China (2019-)/ |
2302
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1 |
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充其量 |
充其量 |
[[chong1qi2liang4]] |
/at most; at best/ |
693
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2 |
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出其不意 |
出其不意 |
[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4] |
/to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard/ |
6333
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1 |
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出其不意，攻其不備 |
出其不意，攻其不备 |
[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4] |
/to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/ |
3793
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1 |
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打蛇不死，反受其害 |
打蛇不死，反受其害 |
[[da3she2-bu4si3, fan3shou4qi2hai4]] |
/(proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you/ |
144
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2 |
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大行其道 |
大行其道 |
[da4 xing2 qi2 dao4] |
/rampant/very popular/ |
5210
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1 |
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滌卡 |
涤卡 |
[di2 ka3] |
/polyester khaki (abbr. for 滌綸卡其布|涤纶卡其布[di2 lun2 ka3 qi2 bu4])/ |
974
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1 |
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獨行其是 |
独行其是 |
[du2 xing2 qi2 shi4] |
/to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others/ |
6333
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1 |
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獨善其身 |
独善其身 |
[[du2shan4-qi2shen1]] |
/(idiom) (originally, in Mencius) to cultivate one's moral character in solitude; (modern sense) to look after only one's own interests/ |
352
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2 |
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阿其所好 |
阿其所好 |
[e1 qi2 suo3 hao4] |
/to pander to sb's whims/ |
6706
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1 |
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反其道而行之 |
反其道而行之 |
[fan3 qi2 dao4 er2 xing2 zhi1] |
/to do the very opposite/to act in a diametrically opposite way/ |
6713
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1 |
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各行其是 |
各行其是 |
[ge4 xing2 qi2 shi4] |
/each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)/each goes his own way/ |
5267
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1 |
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各得其所 |
各得其所 |
[[ge4de2-qi2suo3]] |
/(idiom) each in the correct place; each is provided for/ |
465
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2 |
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耕者有其田 |
耕者有其田 |
[geng4 zhe3 you3 qi2 tian2] |
/"land to the tiller", post-Liberation land reform movement instigated by the CCP/ |
3408
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1 |
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攻其不備 |
攻其不备 |
[gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4] |
/see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4]/ |
3793
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1 |
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攻其無備 |
攻其无备 |
[gong1 qi2 wu2 bei4] |
/see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4]/ |
3793
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1 |
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工欲善其事，必先利其器 |
工欲善其事，必先利其器 |
[gong1 yu4 shan4 qi2 shi4 , bi4 xian1 li4 qi2 qi4] |
/To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job/ |
5751
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1 |
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果不其然 |
果不其然 |
[[guo3bu4qi2ran2]] |
/(idiom) just as expected/ |
631
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2 |
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含糊其詞 |
含糊其词 |
[han2 hu2 qi2 ci2] |
/to equivocate/to talk evasively (idiom)/ |
4676
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1 |
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何其 |
何其 |
[he2 qi2] |
/(literary) (similar to 多麼|多么[duo1 me5], used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)/ |
1318
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1 |
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懷璧其罪 |
怀璧其罪 |
[huai2 bi4 qi2 zui4] |
/lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item/fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others./ |
6333
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1 |
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及其 |
及其 |
[[ji2 qi2]] |
/(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her .../ |
696
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2 |
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極其 |
极其 |
[ji2 qi2] |
/extremely/ |
7101
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1 |
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金玉其表，敗絮其中 |
金玉其表，败絮其中 |
[jin1 yu4 qi2 biao3 , bai4 xu4 qi2 zhong1] |
/gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)/ |
6333
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1 |
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金玉其外，敗絮其中 |
金玉其外，败絮其中 |
[jin1 yu4 qi2 wai4 , bai4 xu4 qi2 zhong1] |
/gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)/ |
6333
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1 |
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緊隨其後 |
紧随其后 |
[jin3 sui2 qi2 hou4] |
/to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)/ |
6073
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1 |
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究其根源 |
究其根源 |
[jiu1 qi2 gen1 yuan2] |
/to trace something to its source (idiom)/ |
6311
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1 |
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卡布其諾 |
卡布其诺 |
[ka3 bu4 qi2 nuo4] |
/cappuccino (loanword)/ |
3328
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1 |
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卡其 |
卡其 |
[ka3 qi2] |
/khaki (loanword)/ |
4176
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1 |
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卡布其諾咖啡 |
卡布其诺咖啡 |
[[ka3bu4qi2nuo4 ka1fei1]] |
/cappuccino coffee/ |
79
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2 |
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誇大其詞 |
夸大其词 |
[kua1 da4 qi2 ci2] |
/to exaggerate/ |
5970
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1 |
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誇誇其談 |
夸夸其谈 |
[[kua1kua1-qi2tan2]] |
/(idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air/ |
777
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2 |
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夸夸其談 |
夸夸其谈 |
[[kua1kua1-qi2tan2]] |
/variant of 誇誇其談|夸夸其谈[kua1kua1-qi2tan2]/ |
825
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2 |
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樂觀其成 |
乐观其成 |
[le4 guan1 qi2 cheng2] |
/to look favorably on sth/would be glad to see it happen/ |
4843
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1 |
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樂見其成 |
乐见其成 |
[le4 jian4 qi2 cheng2] |
/to look favorably on sth/would be glad see it happen/ |
4843
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1 |
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樂在其中 |
乐在其中 |
[le4 zai4 qi2 zhong1] |
/to take pleasure in sth (idiom)/ |
6070
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1 |
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兩全其美 |
两全其美 |
[liang3 quan2 qi2 mei3] |
/to satisfy rival demands (idiom)/to get the best of both worlds/to have it both ways/to have one's cake and eat it too/ |
4804
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1 |
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馬其頓 |
马其顿 |
[Ma3 qi2 dun4] |
/Macedonia/ |
7035
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1 |
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馬其頓共和國 |
马其顿共和国 |
[Ma3 qi2 dun4 Gong4 he2 guo2] |
/Republic of Macedonia (former Yugoslav republic)/ |
4490
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1 |
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美其名曰 |
美其名曰 |
[mei3 qi2 ming2 yue1] |
/to call by the glorified name of (idiom)/ |
5287
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1 |
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米其林 |
米其林 |
[Mi3 qi2 lin2] |
/Michelin (tire company)/ |
4259
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1 |
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勉為其難 |
勉为其难 |
[mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2] |
/to tackle a difficult job (idiom)/to do sth reluctantly/ |
4196
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1 |
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渺乎其微 |
渺乎其微 |
[miao3 hu1 qi2 wei1] |
/remote and insignificant (idiom)/ |
6090
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1 |
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名副其實 |
名副其实 |
[ming2 fu4 qi2 shi2] |
/not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)/aptly named/worthy of the name/ |
2093
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1 |
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莫名其妙 |
莫名其妙 |
[[mo4ming2qi2miao4]] |
/(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable/ |
591
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2 |
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莫明其妙 |
莫明其妙 |
[[mo4ming2qi2miao4]] |
/variant of 莫名其妙[mo4ming2qi2miao4]/ |
591
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2 |
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難辭其咎 |
难辞其咎 |
[nan2 ci2 qi2 jiu4] |
/cannot escape censure (idiom)/has to bear the blame/ |
4187
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1 |
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欺以其方 |
欺以其方 |
[qi1 yi3 qi2 fang1] |
/deceived by a pretense of reason (idiom)/ |
6333
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1 |
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其 |
其 |
[qi2] |
/his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)/ |
4371
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1 |
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丌 |
丌 |
[[qi2]] |
/old variant of 其[qi2]/ |
793
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2 |
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其次 |
其次 |
[qi2 ci4] |
/next/secondly/ |
7101
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1 |
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其二 |
其二 |
[qi2 er4] |
/secondly/the other (usu. of two)/the second/ |
6060
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1 |
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其後 |
其后 |
[qi2 hou4] |
/next/later/after that/ |
6858
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1 |
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其間 |
其间 |
[qi2 jian1] |
/in between/within that interval/in the meantime/ |
6858
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1 |
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其來有自 |
其来有自 |
[qi2 lai2 you3 zi4] |
/there is a reason for it/(of sth) not incidental/ |
4163
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1 |
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其樂不窮 |
其乐不穷 |
[qi2 le4 bu4 qiong2] |
/boundless joy/ |
6858
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1 |
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其樂融融 |
其乐融融 |
[qi2 le4 rong2 rong2] |
/(of relations) joyous and harmonious/ |
5161
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1 |
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其樂無窮 |
其乐无穷 |
[qi2 le4 wu2 qiong2] |
/boundless joy/ |
6858
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1 |
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其貌不揚 |
其貌不扬 |
[qi2 mao4 bu4 yang2] |
/(idiom) nothing special to look at/unprepossessing/ |
4333
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1 |
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其內 |
其内 |
[qi2 nei4] |
/included/within that/ |
6858
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1 |
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其三 |
其三 |
[qi2 san1] |
/thirdly/the third/ |
6301
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1 |
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其所 |
其所 |
[qi2 suo3] |
/its place/one's appointed place/the place for that/ |
6858
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1 |
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其他 |
其他 |
[qi2 ta1] |
/other/(sth or sb) else/the rest/ |
5071
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1 |
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其外 |
其外 |
[qi2 wai4] |
/besides/in addition/apart from that/ |
6858
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1 |
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其先 |
其先 |
[qi2 xian1] |
/previously/before that/up to then/ |
6858
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1 |
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其一 |
其一 |
[qi2 yi1] |
/one of the given (options etc)/the first/firstly/ |
6067
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1 |
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其餘 |
其余 |
[qi2 yu2] |
/the rest/the others/remaining/remainder/apart from them/ |
6645
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1 |
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其中 |
其中 |
[qi2 zhong1] |
/among/in/included among these/ |
6858
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1 |
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其自身 |
其自身 |
[qi2 zi4 shen1] |
/one's own (respective)/proprietary/ |
7101
|
1 |
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其實 |
其实 |
[[qi2shi2]] |
/actually; in fact; really/ |
809
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2 |
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其它 |
其它 |
[[qi2ta1]] |
/(adjective) other/ |
809
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2 |
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恰如其分 |
恰如其分 |
[qia4 ru2 qi2 fen4] |
/(idiom) appropriate/apt/just right/ |
3090
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1 |
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錢其琛 |
钱其琛 |
[Qian2 Qi2 chen1] |
/Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier/ |
3374
|
1 |
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親臨其境 |
亲临其境 |
[qin1 lin2 qi2 jing4] |
/to travel to a place personally (idiom)/ |
6085
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1 |
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取其精華 |
取其精华 |
[qu3 qi2 jing1 hua2] |
/to take the best/to absorb the essence/ |
6728
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1 |
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取其精華，去其糟粕 |
取其精华，去其糟粕 |
[qu3 qi2 jing1 hua2 , qu4 qi2 zao1 po4] |
/take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)/keep what is good, discard the rest/You need to be selective when studying./In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas./ |
6710
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1 |
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去其糟粕 |
去其糟粕 |
[qu4 qi2 zao1 po4] |
/to remove the dross/to discard the dregs/ |
6710
|
1 |
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確有其事 |
确有其事 |
[que4 you3 qi2 shi4] |
/(confirm to be) true/authentic/ |
7101
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1 |
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人盡其才 |
人尽其才 |
[ren2 jin4 qi2 cai2] |
/employ one's talent to the fullest/everyone gives of their best/ |
6832
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1 |
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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)/ |
4091
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1 |
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人如其名 |
人如其名 |
[[ren2ru2qi2ming2]] |
/(idiom) to live up to one's name; true to one's name/ |
814
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2 |
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任其自然 |
任其自然 |
[ren4 qi2 zi4 ran2] |
/to let things take their course (idiom)/to leave it to nature/laissez-faire/ |
6333
|
1 |
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如其所好 |
如其所好 |
[ru2 qi2 suo3 hao4] |
/as one pleases (idiom)/ |
6099
|
1 |
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若無其事 |
若无其事 |
[[ruo4wu2qi2shi4]] |
/(idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant/ |
677
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2 |
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薩其馬 |
萨其马 |
[sa4 qi2 ma3] |
/see 沙琪瑪|沙琪玛[sha1 qi2 ma3]/ |
5148
|
1 |
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三緘其口 |
三缄其口 |
[san1 jian1 qi2 kou3] |
/(idiom) reluctant to speak about it/tight-lipped/ |
2611
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1 |
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沙其馬 |
沙其马 |
[[sha1qi2ma3]] |
/variant of 沙琪瑪|沙琪玛[sha1qi2ma3]/ |
819
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2 |
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煞有其事 |
煞有其事 |
[sha4 you3 qi2 shi4] |
/see 煞有介事[sha4 you3 jie4 shi4]/ |
4558
|
1 |
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閃爍其詞 |
闪烁其词 |
[shan3 shuo4 qi2 ci2] |
/to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush/ |
6333
|
1 |
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|
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上下其手 |
上下其手 |
[shang4 xia4 qi2 shou3] |
/to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint/fig. conspiring to defraud/ |
6333
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1 |
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身臨其境 |
身临其境 |
[shen1 lin2 qi2 jing4] |
/(idiom) to experience it for oneself/to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)/ |
2376
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1 |
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神乎其技 |
神乎其技 |
[shen2 hu1 qi2 ji4] |
/(idiom) brilliant/extremely skillful/virtuosic/ |
6333
|
1 |
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|
|
慎重其事 |
慎重其事 |
[shen4 zhong4 qi2 shi4] |
/to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)/ |
4989
|
1 |
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|
|
適得其反 |
适得其反 |
[shi4 de2 qi2 fan3] |
/to produce the opposite of the desired result/ |
6084
|
1 |
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適得其所 |
适得其所 |
[shi4 de2 qi2 suo3] |
/exactly what one would wish/to find one's niche/ |
4668
|
1 |
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適逢其會 |
适逢其会 |
[shi4 feng2 qi2 hui4] |
/(idiom) to happen to be in the right place at the right time/ |
1224
|
1 |
|
|
|
首當其衝 |
首当其冲 |
[shou3 dang1 qi2 chong1] |
/to bear the brunt/ |
5442
|
1 |
|
|
|
順其自然 |
顺其自然 |
[shun4 qi2 zi4 ran2] |
/to let nature take its course (idiom)/ |
6244
|
1 |
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聽其言而觀其行 |
听其言而观其行 |
[ting1 qi2 yan2 er2 guan1 qi2 xing2] |
/hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions/ |
6352
|
1 |
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|
|
聽其言觀其行 |
听其言观其行 |
[ting1 qi2 yan2 guan1 qi2 xing2] |
/hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions/ |
6344
|
1 |
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|
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聽其自便 |
听其自便 |
[ting1 qi2 zi4 bian4] |
/to allow sb to do sth at his convenience/ |
3695
|
1 |
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|
|
聽其自然 |
听其自然 |
[ting1 qi2 zi4 ran2] |
/to let things take their course/to take things as they come/ |
6609
|
1 |
|
|
|
同蒙其利 |
同蒙其利 |
[tong2 meng2 qi2 li4] |
/to both benefit/ |
5285
|
1 |
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|
|
投其所好 |
投其所好 |
[tou2 qi2 suo3 hao4] |
/to adapt to sb's taste/to fit sb's fancy/ |
5197
|
1 |
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|
突如其來 |
突如其来 |
[tu1 ru2 qi2 lai2] |
/to arise abruptly/to arrive suddenly/happening suddenly/ |
6843
|
1 |
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|
|
徒有其名 |
徒有其名 |
[tu2 you3 qi2 ming2] |
/with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame/nowhere near as good as he's made out to be/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
土耳其人 |
土耳其人 |
[Tu3 er3 qi2 ren2] |
/a Turk/Turkish person/ |
6268
|
1 |
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|
|
土耳其軟糖 |
土耳其软糖 |
[Tu3 er3 qi2 ruan3 tang2] |
/Turkish delight/Lokum/ |
4792
|
1 |
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|
|
土耳其旋轉烤肉 |
土耳其旋转烤肉 |
[Tu3 er3 qi2 xuan2 zhuan3 kao3 rou4] |
/Turkish döner kebab/ |
6305
|
1 |
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|
|
土耳其語 |
土耳其语 |
[Tu3 er3 qi2 yu3] |
/Turkish (language)/ |
7035
|
1 |
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|
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土耳其玉 |
土耳其玉 |
[Tu3 er3 qi2 yu4] |
/turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)/ |
4698
|
1 |
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|
|
土耳其 |
土耳其 |
[[Tu3er3qi2]] |
/Turkey/ |
423
|
2 |
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|
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土耳其石 |
土耳其石 |
[[tu3er3qi2shi2]] |
/(mineralogy) (loanword) turquoise/ |
630
|
2 |
|
|
|
退而求其次 |
退而求其次 |
[tui4 er2 qiu2 qi2 ci4] |
/to settle for second best/the next best thing/ |
5503
|
1 |
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萬變不離其宗 |
万变不离其宗 |
[wan4 bian4 bu4 li2 qi2 zong1] |
/many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose/ |
6352
|
1 |
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|
|
忘其所以 |
忘其所以 |
[[wang4qi2suo3yi3]] |
/see 忘乎所以[wang4hu1suo3yi3]/ |
54
|
2 |
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|
|
微乎其微 |
微乎其微 |
[wei1 hu1 qi2 wei1] |
/a tiny bit/very little/next to nothing (idiom)/ |
5317
|
1 |
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|
|
文如其人 |
文如其人 |
[wen2 ru2 qi2 ren2] |
/the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)/ |
5132
|
1 |
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|
|
無所不用其極 |
无所不用其极 |
[wu2 suo3 bu4 yong4 qi2 ji2] |
/committing all manner of crimes/completely unscrupulous/ |
6836
|
1 |
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|
|
無出其右 |
无出其右 |
[[wu2chu1qi2you4]] |
/(idiom) matchless; without equal; there is nothing better/ |
503
|
2 |
|
|
|
物盡其用 |
物尽其用 |
[wu4 jin4 qi2 yong4] |
/to use sth to the full/to make the best use of everything/ |
4638
|
1 |
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兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮 |
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮 |
[xiong1 di4 xi4 yu2 qiang2 , wai4 yu4 qi2 wu3] |
/internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)/ |
4833
|
1 |
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|
|
虛有其表 |
虚有其表 |
[xu1 you3 qi2 biao3] |
/looks impressive but is worthless (idiom)/not as good as it looks/a reputation with no substance/ |
5034
|
1 |
|
|
|
言過其實 |
言过其实 |
[[yan2guo4qi2shi2]] |
/(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts/ |
479
|
2 |
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|
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以其人之道，還治其人之身 |
以其人之道，还治其人之身 |
[yi3 qi2 ren2 zhi1 dao4 , huan2 zhi4 qi2 ren2 zhi1 shen1] |
/to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine/ |
1318
|
1 |
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|
|
隱約其辭 |
隐约其辞 |
[yin3 yue1 qi2 ci2] |
/equivocal speech/to use vague or ambiguous language/ |
6713
|
1 |
|
|
|
用得其所 |
用得其所 |
[yong4 de5 qi2 suo3] |
/used properly/used for its intended purpose/to put to good use/to serve its purpose/ |
4839
|
1 |
|
|
|
尤其是 |
尤其是 |
[you2 qi2 shi4] |
/especially/most of all/above all/in particular/ |
6153
|
1 |
|
|
|
尤其 |
尤其 |
[[you2qi2]] |
/especially; particularly/ |
851
|
2 |
|
|
|
有其父必有其子 |
有其父必有其子 |
[you3 qi2 fu4 bi4 you3 qi2 zi3] |
/like father, like son (idiom)/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
有其師，必有其徒 |
有其师，必有其徒 |
[you3 qi2 shi1 , bi4 you3 qi2 tu2] |
/As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)/ |
6192
|
1 |
|
|
|
與其 |
与其 |
[[yu3qi2]] |
/rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")/ |
942
|
2 |
|
|
|
願聞其詳 |
愿闻其详 |
[yuan4 wen2 qi2 xiang2] |
/I'd like to hear the details/ |
4563
|
1 |
|
|
|
哲人其萎 |
哲人其萎 |
[zhe2 ren2 qi2 wei3] |
/a wise man has passed away (idiom)/ |
6107
|
1 |
|
|
|
正逢其時 |
正逢其时 |
[zheng4 feng2 qi2 shi2] |
/to come at the right time/to be opportune/ |
3924
|
1 |
|
|
|
鄭重其事 |
郑重其事 |
[zheng4 zhong4 qi2 shi4] |
/serious about the matter/ |
6289
|
1 |
|
|
|
知其不可而為之 |
知其不可而为之 |
[zhi1 qi2 bu4 ke3 er2 wei2 zhi1] |
/to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)/ |
3815
|
1 |
|
|
|
知其然而不知其所以然 |
知其然而不知其所以然 |
[[zhi1 qi2 ran2 er2 bu4 zhi1 qi2 suo3yi3 ran2]] |
/(saying) to know that it is so but not why it is so/ |
433
|
2 |
|
|
|
支吾其詞 |
支吾其词 |
[zhi1 wu2 qi2 ci2] |
/(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth/evasive/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
直呼其名 |
直呼其名 |
[[zhi2hu1qi2ming2]] |
/to address sb directly by name; to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating familiarity or overfamiliarity)/ |
427
|
2 |
|
|
|
只知其一，不知其二 |
只知其一，不知其二 |
[zhi3 zhi1 qi2 yi1 , bu4 zhi1 qi2 er4] |
/to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
終其天年 |
终其天年 |
[[zhong1qi2tian1nian2]] |
/(idiom) to live out one's natural lifespan/ |
24
|
2 |
|
|
|
自得其樂 |
自得其乐 |
[zi4 de2 qi2 le4] |
/to find amusement in one's own way/to enjoy oneself quietly/ |
5724
|
1 |
|
|
|
自取其辱 |
自取其辱 |
[zi4 qu3 qi2 ru3] |
/(idiom) to embarrass oneself/ |
1469
|
1 |
|
|
|
自食其果 |
自食其果 |
[zi4 shi2 qi2 guo3] |
/to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action/to reap what one has sown/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
自食其力 |
自食其力 |
[zi4 shi2 qi2 li4] |
/lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)/fig. to stand on one's own feet/to earn one's own living/ |
5317
|
1 |
|
|
|
自行其是 |
自行其是 |
[zi4 xing2 qi2 shi4] |
/to act as one thinks fit/to have one's own way/ |
5959
|
1 |
|
|
|
自取其咎 |
自取其咎 |
[[zi4qu3-qi2jiu4]] |
/see 咎由自取[jiu4you2zi4qu3]/ |
49
|
2 |
|
|
|
自圓其說 |
自圆其说 |
[[zi4yuan2-qi2shuo1]] |
/(idiom) to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation; to plug the holes in one's story/ |
722
|
2 |
|
|
|
坐享其成 |
坐享其成 |
[zuo4 xiang3 qi2 cheng2] |
/to reap where one has not sown (idiom)/ |
5714
|
1 |
