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授之以鱼不如授之以渔
shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú
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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
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授之以魚不如授之以漁
shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú
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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
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换而言之
huàn ér yán zhī
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in other words
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換而言之
huàn ér yán zhī
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in other words
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換言之
huàn yán zhī
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in other words
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挥之不去
huī zhī bù qù
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impossible to get rid of
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揮之不去
huī zhī bù qù
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impossible to get rid of
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援助之手
yuán zhù zhī shǒu
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a helping hand
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操之過急
cāo zhī guò jí
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to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient;
overhasty
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拟古之作
nǐ gǔ zhī zuò
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a work in a classic style;
a pastiche
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擬古之作
nǐ gǔ zhī zuò
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a work in a classic style;
a pastiche
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收之桑榆
shōu zhī sāng yú
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see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]
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放之四海而皆準
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
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appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable;
a panacea;
applicable anywhere (idiom)
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敬而遠之
jìng ér yuǎn zhī
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to show respect from a distance (idiom);
to remain at a respectful distance
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敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
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to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
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敬鬼神而遠之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
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to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
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斗筲之人
dǒu shāo zhī rén
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a small-minded person;
a bean-counter
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斗筲之器
dǒu shāo zhī qì
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person narrow-minded and shortsighted
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斗筲之材
dǒu shāo zhī cái
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person of limited capacity
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斧钺之诛
fǔ yuè zhī zhū
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to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed
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斧鉞之誅
fǔ yuè zhī zhū
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to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed
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断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
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lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
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斷袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
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lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
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于雾霭之中
yú wù ǎi zhī zhōng
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to be beclouded
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於霧靄之中
yú wù ǎi zhī zhōng
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to be beclouded
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