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不减当年
bù jiǎn dāng nián
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(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit;
to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
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不痛不痒
bù tòng bù yǎng
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lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what;
fig. not getting to any matter of substance;
scratching the surface;
superficial;
perfunctory
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不白之冤
bù bái zhī yuān
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unrighted wrong;
unredressed injustice
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不置可否
bù zhì kě fǒu
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decline to comment;
not express an opinion;
be noncommittal;
hedge
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不辞辛苦
bù cí xīn kǔ
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to make nothing of hardships
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半生不熟
bàn shēng bù shóu
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underripe;
half-cooked;
(fig.) not mastered (of a technique);
clumsy;
halting
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可望而不可及
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
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in sight but unattainable (idiom);
inaccessible
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合不拢嘴
hé bù lǒng zuǐ
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unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc;
grinning from ear to ear;
mouth agape;
gobsmacked
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寡不敌众
guǎ bù dí zhòng
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the few are no match for the many;
heavily outnumbered;
facing impossible odds (idiom)
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宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
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rather die than submit (idiom)
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欲速则不达
yù sù zé bù dá
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lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed;
don't try to run before you can walk
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无不
wú bù
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none lacking;
none missing;
everything is there;
everyone without exception
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经不住
jīng bu zhù
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to be unable to bear
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自愧不如
zì kuì bù rú
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ashamed of being inferior (idiom);
to feel inferior to others
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荒诞不经
huāng dàn bù jīng
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absurd;
preposterous;
ridiculous
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莫不
mò bù
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none doesn't;
there is none who isn't;
everyone
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说不上
shuō bu shàng
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to be unable to say or tell;
to not be worth mentioning
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过犹不及
guò yóu bù jí
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too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
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防不胜防
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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不丹
bù dān
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Bhutan
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不倒翁
bù dǎo wēng
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roly-poly toy;
tilting doll;
tumbler
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不可抗力
bù kě kàng lì
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unpredictable eventuality;
unpreventable;
unavoidable;
impossible to overcome;
nothing can be done about it;
act of God;
force majeure
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不可终日
bù kě zhōng rì
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to be unable to carry on even for a single day;
to be in a desperate situation
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不啻
bù chì
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just as;
no less than;
like (sth momentous);
as good as;
tantamount to
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不均
bù jūn
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uneven;
distributed unevenly
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