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魂不附体
hún bù fù tǐ
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lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits;
beside oneself
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魂不附體
hún bù fù tǐ
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lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits;
beside oneself
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鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
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lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other;
you can't always get everything you want;
you can't have your cake and eat it
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魚與熊掌不可兼得
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
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lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other;
you can't always get everything you want;
you can't have your cake and eat it
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鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ ， jī bù shēng dàn
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lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom);
fig. god-forsaken;
remote and desolate
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鳥不拉屎，雞不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ ， jī bù shēng dàn
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lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom);
fig. god-forsaken;
remote and desolate
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鸟不生蛋
niǎo bù shēng dàn
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deserted (of a place)
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鳥不生蛋
niǎo bù shēng dàn
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deserted (of a place)
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鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn ， gǒu bù lā shǐ
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lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom);
fig. god-forsaken;
remote and desolate
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鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn ， gǒu bù lā shǐ
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lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom);
fig. god-forsaken;
remote and desolate
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鳴不平
míng bù píng
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to cry out against injustice;
to protest unfairness
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黄不溜秋
huáng bù liū qiū
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yellowish;
dirty yellow
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黃不溜秋
huáng bù liū qiū
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yellowish;
dirty yellow
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黄土不露天
huáng tǔ bù lù tiān
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a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China
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黃土不露天
huáng tǔ bù lù tiān
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a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China
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黑白不分
hēi bái bù fēn
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can't tell black from white (idiom); unable to distinguish wrong from right
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默不作聲
mò bù zuò shēng
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to keep silent
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点水不漏
diǎn shuǐ bù lòu
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not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous;
watertight
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點水不漏
diǎn shuǐ bù lòu
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not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous;
watertight
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不像
bù xiàng
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Unlike
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遮不住
zhē bù zhù
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unable to cover up
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不肯
bù kěn
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refuse; be unwilling to
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追不上
zhuī bù shàng
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unable to catch up with; fail to overtake
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不多见
bù duō jiàn
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not often seen; rare
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不太
bù tài
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not too; not very; not quite
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