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Mandarin |
Definition |
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阿是穴 |
阿是穴 |
[[a1shi4xue2]] |
/(TCM) ashi point: a tender spot that is not a standard acupuncture point/ |
778
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2 |
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搬弄是非 |
搬弄是非 |
[ban1 nong4 shi4 fei1] |
/to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people/to tell tales/to make mischief/ |
6331
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1 |
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比比皆是 |
比比皆是 |
[bi3 bi3 jie1 shi4] |
/can be found everywhere/ |
7099
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1 |
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便是 |
便是 |
[bian4 shi4] |
/(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as/ |
6357
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1 |
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不兒 |
不儿 |
[bu2 r5] |
/(coll.) no (contracted form of 不是[bu4 shi4])/ |
1952
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1 |
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不管白貓黑貓，捉住老鼠就是好貓 |
不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫 |
[bu4 guan3 bai2 mao1 hei1 mao1 , zhuo1 zhu4 lao3 shu3 jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao1] |
/it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)/ |
2570
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1 |
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不是 |
不是 |
[bu4 shi4] |
/no/is not/not/ |
6902
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1 |
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不是吃素的 |
不是吃素的 |
[bu4 shi4 chi1 su4 de5] |
/not to be trifled with/to be reckoned with/ |
4147
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1 |
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不是東西 |
不是东西 |
[bu4 shi4 dong1 xi5] |
/(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing/worthless nobody/no-good/ |
4752
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1 |
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不是話 |
不是话 |
[bu4 shi4 hua4] |
/see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]/ |
4420
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1 |
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不是嗎 |
不是吗 |
[bu4 shi4 ma5] |
/isn't that so?/ |
7099
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1 |
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不是味兒 |
不是味儿 |
[bu4 shi4 wei4 r5] |
/not the right flavor/not quite right/a bit off/fishy/queer/amiss/feel bad/be upset/ |
6302
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1 |
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不是一家人不進一家門 |
不是一家人不进一家门 |
[bu4 shi4 yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 jin4 yi1 jia1 men2] |
/people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)/marriages are predestined/people marry because they share common traits/ |
4148
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1 |
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不是魚死就是網破 |
不是鱼死就是网破 |
[bu4 shi4 yu2 si3 jiu4 shi4 wang3 po4] |
/lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)/fig. it's a life-and-death struggle/it's either him or me/ |
2285
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1 |
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不是冤家不聚頭 |
不是冤家不聚头 |
[bu4 shi4 yuan1 jia1 bu4 ju4 tou2] |
/destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)/(often said about lovers who have a disagreement)/ |
4112
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1 |
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不是滋味 |
不是滋味 |
[bu4 shi4 zi1 wei4] |
/to be upset/to feel disgusted/ |
4648
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1 |
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不是 |
不是 |
[[bu4shi5]] |
/fault; blame/ |
837
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2 |
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曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲 |
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 |
[ceng2 jing1 cang1 hai3 nan2 wei2 shui3 , chu2 que4 Wu1 Shan1 bu4 shi4 yun2] |
/there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)/one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things/ |
4533
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1 |
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沉默是金 |
沉默是金 |
[chen2 mo4 shi4 jin1] |
/silence is golden (idiom)/ |
1839
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1 |
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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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2 |
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但是 |
但是 |
[[dan4shi4]] |
/but; however/ |
871
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2 |
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倒是 |
倒是 |
[dao4 shi5] |
/contrary to what one might expect/actually/contrariwise/why don't you/ |
5797
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1 |
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顛倒是非 |
颠倒是非 |
[[dian1dao3-shi4fei1]] |
/(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead/ |
522
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2 |
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丁是丁，卯是卯 |
丁是丁，卯是卯 |
[ding1 shi4 ding1 , mao3 shi4 mao3] |
/lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom)/fig. meticulous/conscientious/unambiguous/ |
2167
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1 |
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釘是釘，鉚是鉚 |
钉是钉，铆是铆 |
[[ding1 shi4 ding1, mao3 shi4 mao3]] |
/variant of 丁是丁，卯是卯[ding1 shi4 ding1, mao3 shi4 mao3]/ |
22
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2 |
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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/ |
6331
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1 |
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多得是 |
多得是 |
[duo1 de5 shi4] |
/there's no shortage/there are plenty/ |
5862
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1 |
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而是 |
而是 |
[er2 shi4] |
/rather/ |
7048
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1 |
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凡是 |
凡是 |
[[fan2shi4]] |
/each and every; every; all; any/ |
858
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2 |
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反美是工作赴美是生活 |
反美是工作赴美是生活 |
[fan3 Mei3 shi4 gong1 zuo4 fu4 Mei3 shi4 sheng1 huo2] |
/being anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad)/ |
2001
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1 |
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俯拾即是 |
俯拾即是 |
[fu3 shi2 ji2 shi4] |
/see 俯拾皆是[fu3 shi2 jie1 shi4]/ |
4073
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1 |
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俯拾皆是 |
俯拾皆是 |
[fu3 shi2 jie1 shi4] |
/lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)/fig. extremely common; easily available/ |
1311
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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/ |
5265
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1 |
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更是 |
更是 |
[geng4 shi4] |
/even more (so)/ |
1925
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1 |
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光是 |
光是 |
[guang1 shi4] |
/solely/just/ |
7099
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1 |
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國是 |
国是 |
[[guo2shi4]] |
/(literary) variant of 國事|国事[guo2shi4]/ |
44
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2 |
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還是 |
还是 |
[[hai2shi5]] |
/still (as before)/had better/unexpectedly/or/ |
816
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2 |
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很是 |
很是 |
[[hen3shi4]] |
/(formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)/ |
534
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2 |
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橫是 |
横是 |
[heng2 shi5] |
/probably/most likely/ |
5267
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1 |
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葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥 |
葫芦里卖的是什么药 |
[hu2 lu5 li3 mai4 de5 shi4 shen2 me5 yao4] |
/what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?/what's going on?/ |
4922
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1 |
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混淆是非 |
混淆是非 |
[hun4 xiao2 shi4 fei1] |
/to confuse right and wrong (idiom)/ |
6331
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1 |
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或是 |
或是 |
[huo4 shi4] |
/or/either one or the other/ |
6722
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1 |
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積非成是 |
积非成是 |
[ji1 fei1 cheng2 shi4] |
/a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth/ |
6331
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1 |
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既是 |
既是 |
[ji4 shi4] |
/is both ...(and...)/since/as/being the case that/ |
5290
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1 |
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撿到籃裡就是菜 |
捡到篮里就是菜 |
[jian3 dao4 lan2 li3 jiu4 shi4 cai4] |
/all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)/ |
4082
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1 |
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見風是雨 |
见风是雨 |
[jian4 feng1 shi4 yu3] |
/lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible/to believe whatever people suggest/ |
6331
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1 |
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薑還是老的辣 |
姜还是老的辣 |
[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4] |
/ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)/the older, the wiser/ |
3112
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1 |
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薑是老的辣 |
姜是老的辣 |
[jiang1 shi4 lao3 de5 la4] |
/see 薑還是老的辣|姜还是老的辣[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4]/ |
3112
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1 |
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盡是 |
尽是 |
[jin4 shi4] |
/to be full of/completely/ |
6063
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1 |
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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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2 |
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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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2 |
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就是說 |
就是说 |
[[jiu4shi4shuo1]] |
/in other words; that is/ |
691
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2 |
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科學技術是第一生產力 |
科学技术是第一生产力 |
[ke1 xue2 ji4 shu4 shi4 di4 yi1 sheng1 chan3 li4] |
/science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] introducing the Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化[si4 ge5 xian4 dai4 hua4])/ |
1945
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1 |
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可不 |
可不 |
[[ke3bu5]] |
/see 可不是[ke3bu5shi4]/ |
343
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2 |
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可不是 |
可不是 |
[[ke3bu5shi4]] |
/(coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure/ |
343
|
2 |
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可是 |
可是 |
[[ke3shi4]] |
/but; however/(used for emphasis) indeed/ |
837
|
2 |
|
|
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口是心非 |
口是心非 |
[kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1] |
/duplicity/hypocrisy (idiom)/ |
3304
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1 |
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苦海無邊，回頭是岸 |
苦海无边，回头是岸 |
[ku3 hai3 wu2 bian1 , hui2 tou2 shi4 an4] |
/The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering./Repent and ye shall be saved!/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
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老是 |
老是 |
[lao3 shi5] |
/always/ |
7099
|
1 |
|
|
|
利是 |
利是 |
[[li4shi4]] |
/variant of 利事[li4shi4]/ |
790
|
2 |
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撩是生非 |
撩是生非 |
[liao2 shi4 sheng1 fei1] |
/to stir up trouble/to provoke angry exchange/ |
6580
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1 |
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碼 |
码 |
[[ma3]] |
/(archaic) agate/(bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale/number/(computing) code/(clothing) size/yard (unit of length)/(coll.) kilometers per hour (informal misuse of "yard" to mean kph in speed references)/(coll.) to pile up; to stack/classifier for matters, items, situations etc (esp. when indicating whether they are the same or different, as in 不是一碼事|不是一码事[bu4 shi4 yi1 ma3 shi4] "not the same thing")/(Tw, HK) (finance) unit of 25 basis points (i.e. a 0.25% change in interest rate)/ |
377
|
2 |
|
|
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馬首是瞻 |
马首是瞻 |
[ma3 shou3 shi4 zhan1] |
/to follow blindly (idiom)/to take as one's only guide/ |
3868
|
1 |
|
|
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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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1 |
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|
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明辨是非 |
明辨是非 |
[ming2 bian4 shi4 fei1] |
/to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
莫不是 |
莫不是 |
[mo4 bu4 shi4] |
/probably/perhaps/could it be that...?/ |
6814
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1 |
|
|
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莫衷一是 |
莫衷一是 |
[mo4 zhong1 yi1 shi4] |
/unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice/no unanimous decision/still a matter of discussion/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
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那倒是 |
那倒是 |
[na4 dao4 shi5] |
/Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization)/ |
6317
|
1 |
|
|
|
那是 |
那是 |
[na4 shi5] |
/(coll.) of course/naturally/indeed/ |
6757
|
1 |
|
|
|
乃是 |
乃是 |
[nai3 shi4] |
/equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]/ |
4750
|
1 |
|
|
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女子無才便是德 |
女子无才便是德 |
[nü3 zi3 wu2 cai2 bian4 shi4 de2] |
/a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)/ |
5293
|
1 |
|
|
|
賠不是 |
赔不是 |
[pei2 bu2 shi5] |
/to apologize/ |
4786
|
1 |
|
|
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錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的 |
钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 |
[qian2 bu4 shi4 wan4 neng2 de5 , mei2 qian2 shi4 wan4 wan4 bu4 neng2 de5] |
/money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)/ |
2801
|
1 |
|
|
|
求是 |
求是 |
[qiu2 shi4] |
/to seek the truth/ |
6050
|
1 |
|
|
|
卻是 |
却是 |
[que4 shi4] |
/nevertheless/actually/the fact is .../ |
5392
|
1 |
|
|
|
確是 |
确是 |
[que4 shi4] |
/certainly/ |
7048
|
1 |
|
|
|
惹是非 |
惹是非 |
[re3 shi4 fei1] |
/to stir up trouble/ |
4567
|
1 |
|
|
|
惹是生非 |
惹是生非 |
[re3 shi4 sheng1 fei1] |
/to stir up trouble/ |
7048
|
1 |
|
|
|
惹事生非 |
惹事生非 |
[re3 shi4 sheng1 fei1] |
/variant of 惹是生非[re3 shi4 sheng1 fei1]/ |
4567
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1 |
|
|
|
人是鐵飯是鋼 |
人是铁饭是钢 |
[ren2 shi4 tie3 fan4 shi4 gang1] |
/one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)/an empty sack cannot stand upright/ |
4524
|
1 |
|
|
|
如是 |
如是 |
[ru2 shi4] |
/thus/ |
6051
|
1 |
|
|
|
如是我聞 |
如是我闻 |
[ru2 shi4 wo3 wen2] |
/so I have heard (idiom)/the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)/ |
6156
|
1 |
|
|
|
若是 |
若是 |
[ruo4 shi4] |
/if/ |
7099
|
1 |
|
|
|
煞是 |
煞是 |
[sha4 shi4] |
/extremely/very/ |
6173
|
1 |
|
|
|
身體是革命的本錢 |
身体是革命的本钱 |
[shen1 ti3 shi4 ge2 ming4 de5 ben3 qian2] |
/lit. the body is the revolution's capital/fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)/ |
2374
|
1 |
|
|
|
甚是 |
甚是 |
[[shen4shi4]] |
/(literary) very; extremely/ |
335
|
2 |
|
|
|
省油的燈 |
省油的灯 |
[[sheng3 you2 de5 deng1]] |
/sb who is easy to deal with (usu. in the negative, e.g. after 不是[bu4 shi4])/ |
227
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2 |
|
|
|
失敗是成功之母 |
失败是成功之母 |
[shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3] |
/Failure is the mother of success./ |
6190
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1 |
|
|
|
時間是把殺豬刀 |
时间是把杀猪刀 |
[shi2 jian1 shi4 ba3 sha1 zhu1 dao1] |
/lit. time is a butcher's knife/fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving/nothing gold can stay/ |
4002
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1 |
|
|
|
實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準 |
实践是检验真理的唯一标准 |
[shi2 jian4 shi4 jian3 yan4 zhen1 li3 de5 wei2 yi1 biao1 zhun3] |
/Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)/ |
6673
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1 |
|
|
|
實事求是 |
实事求是 |
[shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4] |
/lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)/fig. to be practical and realistic/ |
1290
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1 |
|
|
|
昰 |
是 |
[[shi4]] |
/variant of 是[shi4]/ |
826
|
2 |
|
|
|
是 |
是 |
[[shi4]] |
/to be (followed by substantives only)/correct; right; true/(respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well/(adverb for emphatic assertion)/ |
870
|
2 |
|
|
|
是不是 |
是不是 |
[[shi4 bu5 shi4]] |
/is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)/ |
193
|
2 |
|
|
|
是德科技 |
是德科技 |
[Shi4 de2 Ke1 ji4] |
/Keysight Technologies (instrumentation company)/ |
3671
|
1 |
|
|
|
是的 |
是的 |
[shi4 de5] |
/yes, that's right/variant of 似的[shi4 de5]/ |
4777
|
1 |
|
|
|
是非 |
是非 |
[shi4 fei1] |
/right and wrong/quarrel/ |
7099
|
1 |
|
|
|
是非不分 |
是非不分 |
[shi4 fei1 bu4 fen1] |
/unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
是非分明 |
是非分明 |
[shi4 fei1 fen1 ming2] |
/to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)/ |
6050
|
1 |
|
|
|
是非莫辨 |
是非莫辨 |
[shi4 fei1 mo4 bian4] |
/unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
是非曲直 |
是非曲直 |
[shi4 fei1 qu1 zhi2] |
/lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits/pros and cons/ |
6331
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1 |
|
|
|
是非之地 |
是非之地 |
[shi4 fei1 zhi1 di4] |
/trouble spot/sketchy area/ |
2800
|
1 |
|
|
|
是非自有公論 |
是非自有公论 |
[shi4 fei1 zi4 you3 gong1 lun4] |
/to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom)/Public opinion will judge what's right and wrong./ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
是否 |
是否 |
[shi4 fou3] |
/whether (or not)/if/is or isn't/ |
7099
|
1 |
|
|
|
是故 |
是故 |
[shi4 gu4] |
/therefore/so/consequently/ |
5788
|
1 |
|
|
|
是荷 |
是荷 |
[shi4 he2] |
/(written) (at the end of a request in letters) I would be much obliged/ |
2009
|
1 |
|
|
|
是可忍，孰不可忍 |
是可忍，孰不可忍 |
[shi4 ke3 ren3 , shu2 bu4 ke3 ren3] |
/if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom)/enough is enough/ |
4928
|
1 |
|
|
|
是拉差 |
是拉差 |
[shi4 la1 cha1] |
/sriracha (loanword)/ |
3033
|
1 |
|
|
|
是騾子是馬，拉出來遛遛 |
是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛 |
[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , la1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5] |
/see 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛|是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5]/ |
2454
|
1 |
|
|
|
是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛 |
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 |
[shi4 luo2 zi5 shi4 ma3 , qian1 chu1 lai5 liu4 liu5] |
/lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)/fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating/to show what one is made of/ |
2454
|
1 |
|
|
|
是日 |
是日 |
[shi4 ri4] |
/(formal) this day/that day/ |
2589
|
1 |
|
|
|
是味兒 |
是味儿 |
[shi4 wei4 r5] |
/(of food) to have the right taste/(of people) to feel at ease/ |
4991
|
1 |
|
|
|
是藥三分毒 |
是药三分毒 |
[shi4 yao4 san1 fen1 du2] |
/every medicine has its side effect/ |
5167
|
1 |
|
|
|
是以 |
是以 |
[shi4 yi3] |
/therefore/thus/so/ |
6533
|
1 |
|
|
|
是次 |
是次 |
[[shi4ci4]] |
/(formal) this time/ |
667
|
2 |
|
|
|
手心手背都是肉 |
手心手背都是肉 |
[shou3 xin1 shou3 bei4 dou1 shi4 rou4] |
/lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)/fig. to both be of equal importance/to value both equally/ |
4234
|
1 |
|
|
|
似是而非 |
似是而非 |
[si4 shi4 er2 fei1] |
/apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)/ |
6242
|
1 |
|
|
|
算是 |
算是 |
[suan4 shi4] |
/considered to be/at last/ |
7099
|
1 |
|
|
|
雖然 |
虽然 |
[sui1 ran2] |
/although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)/ |
1260
|
1 |
|
|
|
雖是 |
虽是 |
[sui1 shi4] |
/although/even though/even if/ |
6105
|
1 |
|
|
|
特別 |
特别 |
[[te4bie2]] |
/unusual; special/very; especially; particularly/expressly; for a specific purpose/(often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular/ |
877
|
2 |
|
|
|
挑撥是非 |
挑拨是非 |
[tiao3 bo1 shi4 fei1] |
/to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people/to tell tales/to make mischief/ |
6331
|
1 |
|
|
|
聽風就是雨 |
听风就是雨 |
[ting1 feng1 jiu4 shi4 yu3] |
/lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)/to believe rumors/to be credulous/ |
5688
|
1 |
|
|
|
聽見風就是雨 |
听见风就是雨 |
[ting1 jian4 feng1 jiu4 shi4 yu3] |
/lit. on hearing wind, to say rain/to agree uncritically with whatever people say/to parrot other people's words/to chime in with others/ |
6463
|
1 |
|
|
|
頭頭是道 |
头头是道 |
[tou2 tou2 shi4 dao4] |
/clear and logical/ |
7099
|
1 |
|
|
|
團結就是力量 |
团结就是力量 |
[tuan2 jie2 jiu4 shi4 li4 liang5] |
/unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)/ |
4424
|
1 |
|
|
|
惟利是圖 |
惟利是图 |
[wei2 li4 shi4 tu2] |
/variant of 唯利是圖|唯利是图[wei2 li4 shi4 tu2]/ |
4512
|
1 |
|
|
|
唯利是圖 |
唯利是图 |
[wei2 li4 shi4 tu2] |
/(idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else/ |
1197
|
1 |
|
|
|
唯命是從 |
唯命是从 |
[wei2 ming4 shi4 cong2] |
/to follow obediently/ |
5397
|
1 |
|
|
|
惟命是聽 |
惟命是听 |
[wei2 ming4 shi4 ting1] |
/see 唯命是從|唯命是从[wei2 ming4 shi4 cong2]/ |
5396
|
1 |
|
|
|
為的是 |
为的是 |
[wei4 de5 shi4] |
/for the sake of/for the purpose of/ |
6193
|
1 |
|
|
|
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
|
1 |
|
|
|
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
|
1 |
|
|
|
五百年前是一家 |
五百年前是一家 |
[[wu3bai3nian2qian2 shi4 yi1jia1]] |
/five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname)/ |
496
|
2 |
|
|
|
物是人非 |
物是人非 |
[[wu4shi4-ren2fei1]] |
/(idiom) the place is unchanged, but the faces are different/ |
415
|
2 |
|
|
|
姓蔣還是姓汪 |
姓蒋还是姓汪 |
[xing4 Jiang3 hai2 shi5 xing4 Wang1] |
/friend or foe? (quote from 沙家浜[Sha1 jia1 bang1]) (蔣|蒋[Jiang3] here refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] and 汪[Wang1] refers to Wang Jingwei 汪精衛|汪精卫[Wang1 Jing1 wei4])/ |
1529
|
1 |
|
|
|
需要是發明之母 |
需要是发明之母 |
[xu1 yao4 shi4 fa1 ming2 zhi1 mu3] |
/Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb)./ |
6519
|
1 |
|
|
|
要 |
要 |
[[yao4]] |
/to want; to need; to ask for/will; shall; about to/need to; should/if (same as 要是[yao4shi5])/(bound form) important/ |
415
|
2 |
|
|
|
要不是 |
要不是 |
[yao4 bu5 shi4] |
/if it were not for/but for/ |
7099
|
1 |
|
|
|
要是 |
要是 |
[[yao4shi5]] |
/(coll.) if/ |
940
|
2 |
|
|
|
也就是說 |
也就是说 |
[ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1] |
/in other words/that is to say/so/thus/ |
6962
|
1 |
|
|
|
也就是 |
也就是 |
[[ye3 jiu4shi4]] |
/in other words; i.e./ |
606
|
2 |
|
|
|
一身是膽 |
一身是胆 |
[yi1 shen1 shi4 dan3] |
/devoid of fear (idiom)/intrepid/ |
5495
|
1 |
|
|
|
一是一，二是二 |
一是一，二是二 |
[yi1 shi4 yi1 , er4 shi4 er4] |
/lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)/fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut/unequivocal/ |
3756
|
1 |
|
|
|
一無是處 |
一无是处 |
[[yi1wu2-shi4chu4]] |
/(idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong/ |
369
|
2 |
|
|
|
硬是 |
硬是 |
[ying4 shi4] |
/just/simply/stubbornly/really/ |
5963
|
1 |
|
|
|
尤其是 |
尤其是 |
[you2 qi2 shi4] |
/especially/most of all/above all/in particular/ |
6151
|
1 |
|
|
|
有道是 |
有道是 |
[you3 dao4 shi4] |
/as they say, .../as the saying goes, .../ |
3892
|
1 |
|
|
|
有的是 |
有的是 |
[you3 de5 shi4] |
/have plenty of/there's no lack of/ |
7099
|
1 |
|
|
|
有奶便是娘 |
有奶便是娘 |
[you3 nai3 bian4 shi4 niang2] |
/lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)/fig. to follow whoever is feeding you/to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie/ |
3714
|
1 |
|
|
|
有奶就是娘 |
有奶就是娘 |
[you3 nai3 jiu4 shi4 niang2] |
/see 有奶便是娘[you3 nai3 bian4 shi4 niang2]/ |
3714
|
1 |
|
|
|
於是乎 |
于是乎 |
[yu2 shi4 hu1] |
/therefore/ |
5069
|
1 |
|
|
|
於焉 |
于焉 |
[yu2 yan1] |
/(classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4]/ |
5159
|
1 |
|
|
|
於是 |
于是 |
[[yu2shi4]] |
/thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence/ |
844
|
2 |
|
|
|
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
|
2 |
|
|
|
再就是 |
再就是 |
[[zai4jiu4shi4]] |
/another one is ...; the other thing is .../ |
667
|
2 |
|
|
|
這就是說 |
这就是说 |
[zhe4 jiu4 shi4 shuo1] |
/in other words/that is to say/ |
1908
|
1 |
|
|
|
真是的 |
真是的 |
[zhen1 shi5 de5] |
/Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)/ |
6688
|
1 |
|
|
|
真是 |
真是 |
[[zhen1shi5]] |
/indeed; truly/(coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)/ |
667
|
2 |
|
|
|
正是 |
正是 |
[zheng4 shi4] |
/is precisely/ |
1068
|
1 |
|
|
|
只是 |
只是 |
[zhi3 shi4] |
/merely; only; just; nothing but/simply/but; however/ |
1285
|
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/ |
5957
|
1 |
|
|
|
自以為是 |
自以为是 |
[zi4 yi3 wei2 shi4] |
/to believe oneself infallible (idiom)/to be opinionated/ |
5967
|
1 |
|
|
|
總是 |
总是 |
[zong3 shi4] |
/always/ |
7099
|
1 |
|
|
|
最好是 |
最好是 |
[zui4 hao3 shi4] |
/(as a complete expression, or followed by 啦[la5]) (coll.) Yeah, right! As if!/ |
1074
|
1 |
|
|
|
最是 |
最是 |
[[zui4shi4]] |
/(before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most .../(literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is .../ |
534
|
2 |
