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尽地主之谊
jìn dì zhǔ zhī yì
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to act as host;
to do the honors
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盡地主之誼
jìn dì zhǔ zhī yì
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to act as host;
to do the honors
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眷眷之心
juàn juàn zhī xīn
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nostalgia;
home-sickness;
longing for departed beloved
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眾矢之的
zhòng shǐ zhī dì
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lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism;
attacked on all sides
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瞬息之间
shùn xī zhī jiān
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in the wink of an eye;
in a flash
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瞬息之間
shùn xī zhī jiān
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in the wink of an eye;
in a flash
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知之甚微
zhī zhī shèn wēi
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to know very little about
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知其不可而为之
zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī
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to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
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知其不可而為之
zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī
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to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
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知遇之恩
zhī yù zhī ēn
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lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom);
patronage;
protection
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破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
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lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
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破竹之勢
pò zhú zhī shì
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lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
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砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
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to make a living by writing (idiom)
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硯田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
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to make a living by writing (idiom)
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祁奚之荐
qí xī zhī jiàn
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Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
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祁奚之薦
qí xī zhī jiàn
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Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
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祖冲之
zǔ chōng zhī
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Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician
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祖沖之
zǔ chōng zhī
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Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician
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稱之為
chēng zhī wéi
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to call it...;
known as...
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竹马之交
zhú mǎ zhī jiāo
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childhood friend (idiom)
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竹馬之交
zhú mǎ zhī jiāo
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childhood friend (idiom)
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竹马之友
zhú mǎ zhī yǒu
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see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1]
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竹馬之友
zhú mǎ zhī yǒu
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see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1]
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笄之年
jī zhī nián
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beginning of maturity (of a girl)
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等而下之
děng ér xià zhī
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going from there to lower grades (idiom)
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