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名不正言不顺
míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn
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(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred
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名不正言不順
míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn
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(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred
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名不符實
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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名不虛傳
míng bù xū chuán
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lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation;
enjoys a well-deserved reputation
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名不見經傳
míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
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(lit.) name not encountered in the classics;
unknown (person);
nobody
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君子不计小人过
jūn zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guò
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see 大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过[da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4]
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君子不計小人過
jūn zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guò
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see 大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过[da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4]
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君子动口不动手
jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu
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a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
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君子動口不動手
jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu
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a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
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君子报仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu ， shí nián bù wǎn
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lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom);
fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
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君子報仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu ， shí nián bù wǎn
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lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom);
fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
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含糊不清
hán hú bù qīng
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unclear;
indistinct;
ambiguous
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吕不韦
lǚ bù wéi
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Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]
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呂不韋
lǚ bù wéi
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Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]
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周转不开
zhōu zhuǎn bù kāi
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to have financial difficulties;
unable to make ends meet
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周轉不開
zhōu zhuǎn bù kāi
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to have financial difficulties;
unable to make ends meet
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周转不灵
zhōu zhuǎn bù líng
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to have a cash flow problem
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周轉不靈
zhōu zhuǎn bù líng
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to have a cash flow problem
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命不久已
mìng bù jiǔ yǐ
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at death's door
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咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ
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lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom);
fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
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咬人狗兒不露齒
yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ
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lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom);
fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
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哀而不伤
āi ér bù shāng
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deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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哀而不傷
āi ér bù shāng
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deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
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lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot;
to talk about sb's weak point
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哪壺不開提哪壺
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
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lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot;
to talk about sb's weak point
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