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拖下水
tuō xià shuǐ
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lit. to pull sb into the water;
to involve sb in a messy business;
to get sb into trouble
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拖人下水
tuō rén xià shuǐ
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lit. to pull sb into the water;
fig. to involve sb in a messy business;
to get sb into trouble
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拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
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lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom);
fig. to take what comes;
to meet gains or losses with equanimity
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按下
àn xià
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to press down;
to press a button
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按下葫芦浮起瓢
àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo
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solve one problem only to find another cropping up
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按下葫蘆浮起瓢
àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo
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solve one problem only to find another cropping up
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挟天子以令天下
xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià
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(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
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挾天子以令天下
xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià
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(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
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捨下
shě xià
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to abandon;
to lay down
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舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马
shě de yī shēn guǎ ， gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ
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one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb);
to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
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捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬
shě de yī shēn guǎ ， gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ
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one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb);
to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
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扫除天下
sǎo chú tiān xià
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to sweep away evil;
to purge (the world of crime)
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掃除天下
sǎo chú tiān xià
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to sweep away evil;
to purge (the world of crime)
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掉下
diào xià
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to drop down;
to fall
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排污地下主管网
pái wū dì xià zhǔ guǎn wǎng
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underground sewage network
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排污地下主管網
pái wū dì xià zhǔ guǎn wǎng
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underground sewage network
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接下
jiē xià
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to take on (a responsibility)
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接下來
jiē xià lái
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to accept;
to take;
next;
following
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摘下
zhāi xià
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to take off;
to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc);
to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc);
(sports) to pick off (a rebound etc)
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撒母耳记下
sā mǔ ěr jì xià
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Second book of Samuel
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撒母耳記下
sā mǔ ěr jì xià
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Second book of Samuel
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撤下
chè xià
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to withdraw;
to remove (from a place);
to remove from office
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放下包袱
fàng xia bāo fu
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to lay down a heavy burden
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放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo ， lì dì chéng fó
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lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation;
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
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放下身段
fàng xià shēn duàn
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to get off one's high horse (idiom);
to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)
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