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偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
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biased;
prejudiced (idiom)
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做不到
zuò bù dào
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impossible
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停滯不前
tíng zhì bù qián
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stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant;
in a rut;
at a standstill
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偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
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lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom);
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off;
to go for wool and come back shorn
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偷雞不成蝕把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
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lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom);
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off;
to go for wool and come back shorn
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偷鸡不着蚀把米
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ
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see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
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偷雞不著蝕把米
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ
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see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
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备而不用
bèi ér bù yòng
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have sth ready just in case;
keep sth for possible future use
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備而不用
bèi ér bù yòng
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have sth ready just in case;
keep sth for possible future use
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伤不起
shāng bù qǐ
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(slang) it's just the pits!;
so unfair!;
unbearable
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傷不起
shāng bù qǐ
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(slang) it's just the pits!;
so unfair!;
unbearable
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傻不愣登
shǎ bù lèng dēng
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stupid;
dazed
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俭则不缺
jiǎn zé bù quē
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frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
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儉則不缺
jiǎn zé bù quē
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frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
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充耳不聞
chōng ěr bù wén
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to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
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先不先
xiān bù xiān
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(dialect) first of all;
in the first place
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光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
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lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom);
fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
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光腳的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
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lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom);
fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
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光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
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all talk and no action (idiom);
to preach what one does not practice
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光說不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
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all talk and no action (idiom);
to preach what one does not practice
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光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
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all talk and no action (idiom);
to preach what one does not practice;
same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4]
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光說不練
guāng shuō bù liàn
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all talk and no action (idiom);
to preach what one does not practice;
same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4]
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免不得
miǎn bu de
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unavoidable;
bound to (happen)
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儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫
ér bù xián mǔ chǒu ， gǒu bù xián jiā pín
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a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
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兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧
ér bù xián mǔ chǒu ， gǒu bù xián jiā pín
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a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
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