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八字還沒一撇 |
八字还没一撇 |
[ba1 zi4 hai2 mei2 yi1 pie3] |
/lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] has been written (idiom)/fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet/ |
1259
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八字還沒一撇兒 |
八字还没一撇儿 |
[ba1 zi4 hai2 mei2 yi1 pie3 r5] |
/lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)/fig. things have not even begun to take shape/no sign of success yet/ |
1946
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比登天還難 |
比登天还难 |
[bi3 deng1 tian1 hai2 nan2] |
/lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)/fig. extremely difficult/far from an easy task/ |
4601
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1 |
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璧還 |
璧还 |
[bi4 huan2] |
/return (a borrowed object) with thanks/decline (a gift) with thanks/ |
7099
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償還 |
偿还 |
[[chang2huan2]] |
/to repay; to reimburse/ |
251
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2 |
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出來混遲早要還的 |
出来混迟早要还的 |
[chu1 lai2 hun4 chi2 zao3 yao4 huan2 de5] |
/if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it/ |
3708
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打狗還得看主人 |
打狗还得看主人 |
[da3 gou3 hai2 dei3 kan4 zhu3 ren2] |
/lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)/fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him/ |
2560
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1 |
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返還 |
返还 |
[fan3 huan2] |
/restitution/return of something to its original owner/remittance/ |
6132
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返老還童 |
返老还童 |
[fan3 lao3 huan2 tong2] |
/to recover one's youthful vigor/to feel rejuvenated (idiom)/ |
6092
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放還 |
放还 |
[fang4 huan2] |
/to release (a hostage)/to put back in place/ |
5394
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1 |
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奉還 |
奉还 |
[feng4 huan2] |
/to return with thanks/to give back (honorific)/ |
6087
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1 |
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告老還鄉 |
告老还乡 |
[[gao4lao3-huan2xiang1]] |
/(idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown/ |
391
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2 |
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歸還 |
归还 |
[gui1 huan2] |
/to return sth/to revert/ |
6072
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還 |
还 |
[hai2] |
/still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in addition/fairly/passably (good)/as early as/even/also/else/ |
6566
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還不如 |
还不如 |
[hai2 bu4 ru2] |
/to be better off .../might as well .../ |
6444
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還好 |
还好 |
[[hai2hao3]] |
/not bad; pretty good/fortunately; luckily/ |
330
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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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還有 |
还有 |
[[hai2you3]] |
/there still remain(s); there is (or are) still/in addition/ |
940
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2 |
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好借好還，再借不難 |
好借好还，再借不难 |
[hao3 jie4 hao3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2] |
/see 有借有還，再借不難|有借有还，再借不难[you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2]/ |
2149
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1 |
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好戲還在後頭 |
好戏还在后头 |
[hao3 xi4 hai2 zai4 hou4 tou5] |
/the best part of the show is yet to come/(with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come/you ain't seen nothin' yet/ |
4230
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1 |
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還 |
还 |
[huan2] |
/to pay back/to return/ |
5803
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1 |
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還 |
还 |
[[Huan2]] |
/surname Huan/ |
930
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2 |
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還報 |
还报 |
[huan2 bao4] |
/to return a favor/to reciprocate/(literary) to report back/ |
2191
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1 |
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還本 |
还本 |
[huan2 ben3] |
/to repay capital/ |
6814
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還貸 |
还贷 |
[huan2 dai4] |
/to repay a loan/ |
5299
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1 |
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還給 |
还给 |
[[huan2 gei3]] |
/to return sth to sb/ |
792
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2 |
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還給老師 |
还给老师 |
[[huan2 gei3 lao3shi1]] |
/to forget (everything one has learned)/ |
792
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2 |
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還魂 |
还魂 |
[huan2 hun2] |
/to return from the grave/(old) to recycle (waste products)/ |
4433
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還魂紙 |
还魂纸 |
[huan2 hun2 zhi3] |
/recycled paper/ |
4662
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還擊 |
还击 |
[huan2 ji1] |
/to hit back/to return fire/ |
6814
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1 |
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還價 |
还价 |
[huan2 jia4] |
/to make a counteroffer when haggling/to bargain/ |
3652
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1 |
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還口 |
还口 |
[huan2 kou3] |
/to retort/to answer back/ |
6814
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1 |
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還款 |
还款 |
[huan2 kuan3] |
/repayment/to pay back money/ |
5295
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1 |
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還禮 |
还礼 |
[huan2 li3] |
/to return a politeness/to present a gift in return/ |
6814
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1 |
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還清 |
还清 |
[huan2 qing1] |
/to pay back in full/to redeem a debt/ |
6926
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還手 |
还手 |
[huan2 shou3] |
/to hit back/to retaliate/ |
6926
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1 |
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還書 |
还书 |
[huan2 shu1] |
/return books/ |
7031
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1 |
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還俗 |
还俗 |
[huan2 su2] |
/to return to normal life (leaving a monastic order)/ |
6926
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還席 |
还席 |
[huan2 xi2] |
/to offer a return banquet/ |
6814
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還鄉女 |
还乡女 |
[huan2 xiang1 nü3] |
/(Korean term) women who returned to Korea after being abducted during the Manchu invasions of Korea in the 17th century, only to be regarded as defiled and therefore ostracized, even by their own families/ |
4113
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1 |
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還原 |
还原 |
[huan2 yuan2] |
/to restore to the original state/to reconstruct (an event)/reduction (chemistry)/ |
3891
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1 |
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還原號 |
还原号 |
[huan2 yuan2 hao4] |
/(music notation) natural sign, ♮/ |
2433
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1 |
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還原劑 |
还原剂 |
[huan2 yuan2 ji4] |
/reducing agent/ |
7031
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1 |
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還原乳 |
还原乳 |
[huan2 yuan2 ru3] |
/reconstituted milk (Tw)/ |
1753
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1 |
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還原真相 |
还原真相 |
[huan2 yuan2 zhen1 xiang4] |
/to set the record straight/to clarify the facts/ |
3890
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1 |
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還願 |
还愿 |
[huan2 yuan4] |
/to redeem a vow (to a deity)/to fulfill a promise/votive/ |
3456
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1 |
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還債 |
还债 |
[huan2 zhai4] |
/to settle a debt/ |
6814
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1 |
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還賬 |
还账 |
[huan2 zhang4] |
/to settle and account/ |
6814
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1 |
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還嘴 |
还嘴 |
[huan2 zui3] |
/to retort/to answer back/ |
6814
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1 |
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還鄉 |
还乡 |
[[huan2xiang1]] |
/(literary) to return to one's native place/ |
865
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2 |
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還陽 |
还阳 |
[[huan2yang2]] |
/to come back to life (after death)/ |
701
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2 |
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回還 |
回还 |
[hui2 huan2] |
/to return/ |
6351
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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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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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交還 |
交还 |
[jiao1 huan2] |
/to return sth/to hand back/ |
6687
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1 |
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解鈴還需繫鈴人 |
解铃还需系铃人 |
[jie3 ling2 hai2 xu1 xi4 ling2 ren2] |
/variant of 解鈴還須繫鈴人|解铃还须系铃人[jie3 ling2 hai2 xu1 xi4 ling2 ren2]/ |
3452
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1 |
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解鈴還須繫鈴人 |
解铃还须系铃人 |
[jie3 ling2 hai2 xu1 xi4 ling2 ren2] |
/lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)/fig. whoever started the trouble should end it/ |
4261
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1 |
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解鈴繫鈴 |
解铃系铃 |
[jie3 ling2 xi4 ling2] |
/see 解鈴還須繫鈴人|解铃还须系铃人[jie3 ling2 hai2 xu1 xi4 ling2 ren2]/ |
4261
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1 |
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借屍還魂 |
借尸还魂 |
[jie4 shi1 huan2 hun2] |
/lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise/ |
6331
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1 |
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買櫝還珠 |
买椟还珠 |
[mai3 du2 huan2 zhu1] |
/to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside/to show poor judgment (idiom)/ |
3683
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1 |
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那還用説 |
那还用说 |
[na4 hai2 yong4 shuo1] |
/that goes without saying/ |
2400
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1 |
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生還 |
生还 |
[sheng1 huan2] |
/to return alive/to survive/ |
6535
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1 |
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生還者 |
生还者 |
[sheng1 huan2 zhe3] |
/survivor/ |
7099
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1 |
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送還 |
送还 |
[song4 huan2] |
/to return/to give back/to send back/to repatriate/ |
6119
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1 |
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討還 |
讨还 |
[tao3 huan2] |
/to ask for sth back/to recover/ |
5194
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1 |
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討價還價 |
讨价还价 |
[tao3 jia4 huan2 jia4] |
/to haggle over price/to bargain/ |
2567
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1 |
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退耕還林 |
退耕还林 |
[tui4 geng1 huan2 lin2] |
/restoring agricultural land to forest/ |
5776
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1 |
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退還 |
退还 |
[[tui4huan2]] |
/to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate/ |
829
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2 |
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往還 |
往还 |
[[wang3huan2]] |
/to contact; to have dealings (with sb)/ |
673
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2 |
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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
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1 |
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血債要用血來還 |
血债要用血来还 |
[xue4 zhai4 yao4 yong4 xue4 lai2 huan2] |
/A debt of blood must be paid in blood./Blood calls for blood./ |
6546
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1 |
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衣錦還鄉 |
衣锦还乡 |
[yi1 jin3 huan2 xiang1] |
/lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom)/fig. to return home after making good/Taiwan pr. [yi4 jin3 huan2 xiang1]/ |
1036
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1 |
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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/ |
1316
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1 |
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以牙還牙 |
以牙还牙 |
[yi3 ya2 huan2 ya2] |
/a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)/ |
7099
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1 |
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以眼還眼 |
以眼还眼 |
[yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3] |
/an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him/to give sb a taste of his own medicine/ |
6273
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1 |
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以眼還眼，以牙還牙 |
以眼还眼，以牙还牙 |
[yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3 , yi3 ya2 huan2 ya2] |
/an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)/fig. to use the enemy's methods against him/to give sb a taste of his own medicine/ |
5342
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1 |
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有借有還，再借不難 |
有借有还，再借不难 |
[you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2] |
/return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)/ |
4221
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1 |
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乍暖還寒 |
乍暖还寒 |
[[zha4nuan3-huan2han2]] |
/(idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold/ |
779
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2 |
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這還了得 |
这还了得 |
[zhe4 hai2 liao3 de2] |
/How dare you!/This is an outrage!/Absolutely disgraceful!/ |
6560
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1 |
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擲還 |
掷还 |
[zhi4 huan2] |
/please return (an item sent in the mail)/ |
5135
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1 |
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追還 |
追还 |
[zhui1 huan2] |
/to recover (lost property or money)/to win back/ |
6939
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