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着三不着两
zháo sān bù zháo liǎng
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scatter-brained;
thoughtless
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著三不著兩
zháo sān bù zháo liǎng
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scatter-brained;
thoughtless
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苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn
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lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom);
fig. no smoke without a fire
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蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn
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lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom);
fig. no smoke without a fire
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薰莸不同器
xūn yóu bù tóng qì
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lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom);
bad people and good people do not mix
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薰蕕不同器
xūn yóu bù tóng qì
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lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom);
bad people and good people do not mix
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艺不压身
yì bù yā shēn
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see 藝多不壓身|艺多不压身[yi4 duo1 bu4 ya1 shen1]
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藝不壓身
yì bù yā shēn
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see 藝多不壓身|艺多不压身[yi4 duo1 bu4 ya1 shen1]
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艺多不压身
yì duō bù yā shēn
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it's always good to have more skills (idiom)
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藝多不壓身
yì duō bù yā shēn
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it's always good to have more skills (idiom)
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药补不如食补
yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ
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the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
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藥補不如食補
yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ
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the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
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虎不拉
hù bu lǎ
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(dialect) shrike;
Taiwan pr. [hu3 bu5 la1]
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虎毒不食子
hǔ dú bù shí zǐ
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a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom);
even wild beasts look after their young
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處變不驚
chǔ biàn bù jīng
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to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
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虚不受补
xū bù shòu bǔ
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a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic
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虛不受補
xū bù shòu bǔ
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a person who is in poor health cannot handle sth so strong as a tonic
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虱多不痒
shī duō bù yǎng
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many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom); no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others;
Troubles never come singly.;
It never rains but it pours.
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蝨多不癢
shī duō bù yǎng
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many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom); no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others;
Troubles never come singly.;
It never rains but it pours.
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蟪蛄不知春秋
huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū
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lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
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蜡烛不点不亮
là zhú bù diǎn bù liàng
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some people have to be pushed for them to take action
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蠟燭不點不亮
là zhú bù diǎn bù liàng
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some people have to be pushed for them to take action
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蠻不講理
mán bù jiǎng lǐ
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completely unreasonable
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行不从径
xíng bù cóng jìng
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lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
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行不從徑
xíng bù cóng jìng
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lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
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