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美索不達米亞
měi suǒ bù dá mǐ yà
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Mesopotamia
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義不容辭
yì bù róng cí
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not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom);
incumbent;
bounden (duty)
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翻脸不认人
fān liǎn bù rèn rén
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to fall out with sb and become hostile
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翻臉不認人
fān liǎn bù rèn rén
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to fall out with sb and become hostile
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老不死
lǎo bù sǐ
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(derog.) old but still alive;
old fart;
old bastard
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老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
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lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom);
fig. don't give up hope;
if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
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老天爺餓不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
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lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom);
fig. don't give up hope;
if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
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而不需
ér bù xū
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without needing (to so sth)
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耳闻不如目见
ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn
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seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
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耳聞不如目見
ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn
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seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
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闻名不如见面
wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn
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knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
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聞名不如見面
wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn
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knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
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听不到
tīng bu dào
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can't hear
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聽不到
tīng bu dào
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can't hear
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听不懂
tīng bu dǒng
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unable to make sense of what one is hearing
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聽不懂
tīng bu dǒng
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unable to make sense of what one is hearing
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听不见
tīng bu jiàn
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not be able to hear
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聽不見
tīng bu jiàn
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not be able to hear
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听不进去
tīng bù jìn qu
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not to listen;
to be deaf to
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聽不進去
tīng bù jìn qu
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not to listen;
to be deaf to
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聽而不聞
tīng ér bù wén
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to hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear;
to ignore deliberately
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肥水不流外人田
féi shuǐ bù liú wài rén tián
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lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field;
fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
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脱不了身
tuō bù liǎo shēn
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busy and unable to get away
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脫不了身
tuō bù liǎo shēn
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busy and unable to get away
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脚不沾地
jiǎo bù zhān dì
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feet not touching the ground (idiom);
to run like the wind
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