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不粘锅
bù zhān guō
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non-stick pan
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不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
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to not say a word (idiom);
to keep silent
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不识时务
bù shí shí wù
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to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances;
not amenable to reason
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不遂
bù suì
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to fail;
to fail to materialize;
not to get one's way
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不过尔尔
bù guò ěr ěr
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not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre;
nothing out of the ordinary
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人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
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the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
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其貌不扬
qí mào bù yáng
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(idiom) nothing special to look at;
unprepossessing
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凹凸不平
āo tū bù píng
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uneven (surface);
bumpy (road)
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名不符实
míng bù fú shí
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the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
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严惩不贷
yán chéng bù dài
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to punish severely (idiom)
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坚强不屈
jiān qiáng bù qū
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staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
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坚忍不拔
jiān rěn bù bá
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fortitude
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夜不闭户
yè bù bì hù
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lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
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始终不渝
shǐ zhōng bù yú
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unswerving;
unflinching
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屡教不改
lǚ jiào bù gǎi
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lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition;
incorrigible;
unrepentant
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手不释卷
shǒu bù shì juàn
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lit. always with a book in hand (idiom);
fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
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果不其然
guǒ bù qí rán
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just as expected;
told you so
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无所不包
wú suǒ bù bāo
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not excluding anything;
all-inclusive
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百年不遇
bǎi nián bù yù
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only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
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相持不下
xiāng chí bù xià
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at a stalemate;
deadlocked;
in unrelenting mutual opposition
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自不必说
zì bù bì shuō
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to not need dwell on (idiom)
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衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
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lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom);
fig. poverty-stricken
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锐不可当
ruì bù kě dāng
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unstoppable;
hard to hold back
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鸣不平
míng bù píng
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to cry out against injustice;
to protest unfairness
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黑不溜秋
hēi bù liū qiū
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dark and swarthy
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