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独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
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a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom);
one cannot accomplish much on one's own
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獨木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
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a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom);
one cannot accomplish much on one's own
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王不留行
wáng bù liú xíng
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cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis);
cowherb seeds (used in TCM)
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玩儿不转
wán r bù zhuàn
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can't handle it;
can't find any way (of doing sth);
not up to the task
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玩兒不轉
wán r bù zhuàn
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can't handle it;
can't find any way (of doing sth);
not up to the task
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琴瑟不调
qín sè bù tiáo
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out of tune;
marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony
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琴瑟不調
qín sè bù tiáo
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out of tune;
marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony
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瑕不掩瑜
xiá bù yǎn yú
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lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster;
the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)
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瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lǚ ， lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
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lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom);
fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion;
innocent acts may be misconstrued
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瓜田不納履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lǚ ， lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
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lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom);
fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion;
innocent acts may be misconstrued
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甜不辣
tián bù là
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deep-fried fish cake popular in Taiwan (loanword from Japanese "tempura")
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生不逢時
shēng bù féng shí
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born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate);
born under an unlucky star;
ahead of his time
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生命不息，战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī ， zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
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while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
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生命不息，戰鬥不止
shēng mìng bù xī ， zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
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while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
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用不了
yòng bu liǎo
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to not use all of;
to use less than
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用不著
yòng bu zháo
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not need;
have no use for
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由不得
yóu bu de
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cannot help;
to be beyond control of
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申不害
shēn bù hài
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Shen Buhai (385-337 BC), legalist political thinker
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男人不坏，女人不爱
nán rén bù huài ， nǚ rén bù ài
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women love bad guys
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男人不壞，女人不愛
nán rén bù huài ， nǚ rén bù ài
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women love bad guys
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男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
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real men do not easily cry (idiom)
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男兒有淚不輕彈
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
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real men do not easily cry (idiom)
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男女授受不亲
nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn
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men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
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男女授受不親
nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn
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men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
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畏縮不前
wèi suō bù qián
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to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
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