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长流水，不断线
cháng liú shuǐ ， bù duàn xiàn
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continuous and patient effort (idiom)
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長流水，不斷線
cháng liú shuǐ ， bù duàn xiàn
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continuous and patient effort (idiom)
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长生不死
cháng shēng bù sǐ
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immortality
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長生不死
cháng shēng bù sǐ
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immortality
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長生不老
cháng shēng bù lǎo
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immortality
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长痛不如短痛
cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng
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better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
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長痛不如短痛
cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng
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better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
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闭口不言
bì kǒu bù yán
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to keep silent (idiom)
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閉口不言
bì kǒu bù yán
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to keep silent (idiom)
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闭口不谈
bì kǒu bù tán
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to refuse to say anything about (idiom);
to remain tight-lipped;
to avoid mentioning
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閉口不談
bì kǒu bù tán
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to refuse to say anything about (idiom);
to remain tight-lipped;
to avoid mentioning
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开弓不放箭
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
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lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom);
fig. to bluff;
to be all talk and no action;
false bravado
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開弓不放箭
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
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lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom);
fig. to bluff;
to be all talk and no action;
false bravado
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间不容发
jiān bù róng fà
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(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom);
in a critical state;
on the brink of crisis;
very close (to happening);
Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3]
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間不容髮
jiān bù róng fà
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(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom);
in a critical state;
on the brink of crisis;
very close (to happening);
Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3]
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防不勝防
fáng bù shèng fáng
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you can't guard against it (idiom);
impossible to defend effectively;
not much one can do about it;
It can't be prevented.
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阿不来提・阿不都热西提
ā bù lái tí ・ ā bù dū rè xī tí
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Abdulahat Abdurixit (1942-), PRC engineer and politician, chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region 1994-2003, in 2003 vice-chair of 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
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阿不來提・阿不都熱西提
ā bù lái tí ・ ā bù dū rè xī tí
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Abdulahat Abdurixit (1942-), PRC engineer and politician, chairman of Xinjiang autonomous region 1994-2003, in 2003 vice-chair of 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
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除不尽
chú bù jìn
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indivisible (math)
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除不盡
chú bù jìn
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indivisible (math)
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阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn
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lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom);
fig. the influence still lingers on;
the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
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陰魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn
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lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom);
fig. the influence still lingers on;
the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
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隐忍不发
yǐn rěn bù fā
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to keep one's emotions inside oneself;
to restrain one's emotions
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隱忍不發
yǐn rěn bù fā
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to keep one's emotions inside oneself;
to restrain one's emotions
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隐忍不言
yǐn rěn bù yán
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to keep one's emotions inside oneself;
to restrain one's emotions
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