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靡不有初，鮮克有終
mǐ bù yǒu chū ， xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng
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almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle
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面露不悦
miàn lù bù yuè
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to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom)
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面露不悅
miàn lù bù yuè
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to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom)
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顺应不良
shùn yìng bù liáng
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inability to adjust;
unable to adapt
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順應不良
shùn yìng bù liáng
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inability to adjust;
unable to adapt
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顛撲不破
diān pū bù pò
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solid;
irrefutable;
incontrovertible;
indisputable;
unbreakable
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顾不上
gù bu shàng
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cannot attend to or manage
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顧不上
gù bu shàng
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cannot attend to or manage
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顧不得
gù bu de
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unable to change sth;
unable to deal with
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颤抖不已
chàn dǒu bù yǐ
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to shake like a leaf (idiom)
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顫抖不已
chàn dǒu bù yǐ
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to shake like a leaf (idiom)
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风波不断
fēng bō bù duàn
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constantly in turmoil;
crisis after crisis
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風波不斷
fēng bō bù duàn
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constantly in turmoil;
crisis after crisis
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風馬牛不相及
fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí
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to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom);
irrelevant
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飘忽不定
piāo hū bù dìng
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to drift without a resting place (idiom);
roving;
errant;
vagrant;
erratic
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飄忽不定
piāo hū bù dìng
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to drift without a resting place (idiom);
roving;
errant;
vagrant;
erratic
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食不厌精，脍不厌细
shí bù yàn jīng ， kuài bù yàn xì
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lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects);
fig. to be fastidious about one's food
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食不厭精，膾不厭細
shí bù yàn jīng ， kuài bù yàn xì
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lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects);
fig. to be fastidious about one's food
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食不知味
shí bù zhī wèi
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lit. to eat without tasting the food;
worried or downhearted (idiom)
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食之无味，弃之不甘
shí zhī wú wèi ， qì zhī bù gān
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see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]
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食之無味，棄之不甘
shí zhī wú wèi ， qì zhī bù gān
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see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]
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饥不择食
jī bù zé shí
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when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers;
When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
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飢不擇食
jī bù zé shí
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when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers;
When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
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饱人不知饿人饥
bǎo rén bù zhī è rén jī
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The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
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飽人不知餓人飢
bǎo rén bù zhī è rén jī
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The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
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