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居高不下
jū gāo bù xià
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(of prices, rates etc) to remain high
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心神不安
xīn shén bù ān
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to feel ill at ease
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必不可缺
bì bù kě quē
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see 必不可少[bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3]
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爱理不理
ài lǐ bù lǐ
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to look cold and indifferent;
standoffish
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拗不过
niù bu guò
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can't persuade;
unable to make (sb) change their mind;
unable to resist (sb)
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拾金不昧
shí jīn bù mèi
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to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
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于心不忍
yú xīn bù rěn
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can't bear to
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朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī
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at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state;
imminent crisis;
living from hand to mouth
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灰不溜秋
huī bu liū qiū
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see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[hui1 bu5 liu1 diu1]
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为富不仁
wéi fù bù rén
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the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
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犯不上
fàn bu shàng
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see 犯不著|犯不着[fan4 bu5 zhao2]
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生不逢时
shēng bù féng shí
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born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate);
born under an unlucky star;
ahead of his time
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当仁不让
dāng rén bù ràng
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to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
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举不胜举
jǔ bù shèng jǔ
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too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable
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莫不是
mò bù shì
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probably;
perhaps;
could it be that...?
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万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
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many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
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语焉不详
yǔ yān bù xiáng
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to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
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颠扑不破
diān pū bù pò
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solid;
irrefutable;
incontrovertible;
indisputable;
unbreakable
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风马牛不相及
fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí
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to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom);
irrelevant
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一丁不识
yī dīng bù shí
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illiterate;
ignorant
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一丁不識
yī dīng bù shí
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illiterate;
ignorant
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一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò ， èr bù xiū
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don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end;
Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.;
in for a penny, in for a pound
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一介不取
yī jiè bù qǔ
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to not even take a penny (as a bribe)
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一代不如一代
yī dài bù rú yī dài
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to be getting worse with each generation
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一个巴掌拍不响
yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng
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lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb);
fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute;
it takes two to tango;
it's difficult to achieve anything without support
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