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清一色
qīng yī sè
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monotone;
only one ingredient;
(mahjong) all in the same suit
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百里挑一
bǎi lǐ tiāo yī
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one in a hundred;
cream of the crop
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缺一不可
quē yī bù kě
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not a single one is dispensable;
can't do without either
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亲如一家
qīn rú yī jiā
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family-like close relationship (idiom)
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说一不二
shuō yī bù èr
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to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
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一唱一和
yī chàng yī hè
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to echo one another (idiom)
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一往直前
yī wǎng zhí qián
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see 一往無前|一往无前[yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2]
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一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
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to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
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一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
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to lump different matters together (idiom)
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一波三折
yī bō sān zhé
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calligraphic flourish with many twists;
fig. many twists and turns
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一清早
yī qīng zǎo
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early in the morning
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一系列
yī xì liè
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a series of;
a string of
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一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
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lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom);
fig. not seeing the wider picture;
can't see the wood for the trees
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一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
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one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
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一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
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to get there in one step (idiom); easily done;
success at a stroke;
to get results overnight
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一跃而起
yī yuè ér qǐ
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to jump up suddenly;
to bound up;
to rise up in one bound
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一锅端
yī guō duān
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see 連鍋端|连锅端 [lian2 guo1 duan1]
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一颦一笑
yī pín yī xiào
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every frown and every smile
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七分之一
qī fēn zhī yī
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one seventh
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串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
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to act in collusion (idiom)
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名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
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to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
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捞一把
lāo yī bǎ
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to profiteer;
to gain some underhand advantage
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一品红
yī pǐn hóng
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poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
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一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
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a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
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一年半载
yī nián bàn zǎi
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about a year
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