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功亏一篑
gōng kuī yī kuì
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lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful;
to fail through lack of a final effort;
to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
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独树一帜
dú shù yī zhì
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lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner;
to stand out;
to develop one's own school;
to have attitude of one's own
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略知一二
lüè zhī yī èr
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slight knowledge of sth;
to know very little about a subject;
a smattering
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一小撮
yī xiǎo cuō
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handful (of)
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一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
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as far as the eye can see (idiom)
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八分之一
bā fēn zhī yī
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one eighth
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万众一心
wàn zhòng yī xīn
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millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united
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一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
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lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
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一概
yī gài
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all;
without any exceptions;
categorically
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五一
wǔ yī
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5-1 (May 1st)
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付之一炬
fù zhī yī jù
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to put to the torch (idiom);
to commit to the flames;
to burn sth down deliberately
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始终如一
shǐ zhōng rú yī
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unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
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统一战线
tǒng yī zhàn xiàn
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united front
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一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
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to advance courageously (idiom);
to press forward
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表里如一
biǎo lǐ rú yī
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external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means;
to think and act as one
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这样一来
zhè yàng yī lái
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thus;
if this happens then
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一等奖
yī děng jiǎng
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first prize
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一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
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to clear off;
to make a clean sweep of
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一筹莫展
yī chóu mò zhǎn
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to be unable to find a solution;
to be at wits' end
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一览无余
yī lǎn wú yú
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to cover all at one glance (idiom);
a panoramic view
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一锅粥
yī guō zhōu
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(lit.) a pot of porridge;
(fig.) a complete mess
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一点一滴
yī diǎn yī dī
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bit by bit;
every little bit
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三位一体
sān wèi yī tǐ
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Holy Trinity;
trinity
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初一
chū yī
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first day of lunar month;
New Year's Day;
first year in junior middle school
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杀一儆百
shā yī jǐng bǎi
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lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others;
pour encourager les autres
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