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一個巴掌拍不響
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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一動不動
yī dòng bù dòng
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motionless
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一去不回
yī qù bù huí
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gone forever
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一去不復返
yī qù bù fù fǎn
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gone forever
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一口吃不成胖子
yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi
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lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb);
fig. learn to walk before you run
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一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
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lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom);
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on;
complete ignorance
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一問三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
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lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom);
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on;
complete ignorance
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一塵不染
yī chén bù rǎn
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untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible;
spotless
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一字不差
yī zì bù chā
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word for word;
verbatim
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一字不提
yī zì bù tí
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to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
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一字不漏
yī zì bù lòu
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without missing a word
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一字不落
yī zì bù là
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see 一字不漏[yi1 zi4 bu4 lou4]
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一字不识
yī zì bù shí
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totally illiterate
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一字不識
yī zì bù shí
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totally illiterate
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一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
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lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom);
fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us;
(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
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一成不變
yī chéng bù biàn
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nothing much changes (idiom); always the same;
stuck in a rut
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一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
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worthless (idiom);
no use whatsoever
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一日不如一日
yī rì bù rú yī rì
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to be getting worse by the day
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一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn ， rú gé sān qiū
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one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
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一日不見，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn ， rú gé sān qiū
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one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
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一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
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stingy (idiom)
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一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng ， bàn píng zi huàng dang
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lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom);
fig. empty vessels make the most noise
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一瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩
yī píng zi bù xiǎng ， bàn píng zi huàng dang
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lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom);
fig. empty vessels make the most noise
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一发不可收拾
yī fā bù kě shōu shi
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once it gets started there's no stopping it
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一發不可收拾
yī fā bù kě shōu shi
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once it gets started there's no stopping it
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