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貪天之功
tān tiān zhī gōng
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to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)
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贪婪是万恶之源
tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán
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Greed is the root of all evil.
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貪婪是萬惡之源
tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán
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Greed is the root of all evil.
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赤壁之战
chì bì zhī zhàn
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Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu;
famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
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赤壁之戰
chì bì zhī zhàn
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Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu;
famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
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趁人之危
chèn rén zhī wēi
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to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
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趨之若鶩
qū zhī ruò wù
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to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable;
an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
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逆耳之言
nì ěr zhī yán
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speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths;
home truths (that one does not want to hear)
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进身之阶
jìn shēn zhī jiē
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stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank
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進身之階
jìn shēn zhī jiē
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stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank
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运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外
yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng ， jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài
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a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
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運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外
yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng ， jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài
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a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
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道之所存，师之所存
dào zhī suǒ cún ， shī zhī suǒ cún
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If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈).;
We should learn from one who knows the way.
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道之所存，師之所存
dào zhī suǒ cún ， shī zhī suǒ cún
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If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈).;
We should learn from one who knows the way.
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违心之言
wéi xīn zhī yán
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false assertion;
speech against one's own convictions
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違心之言
wéi xīn zhī yán
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false assertion;
speech against one's own convictions
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郎之万
láng zhī wàn
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Langevin (name)
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郎之萬
láng zhī wàn
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Langevin (name)
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酒色之徒
jiǔ sè zhī tú
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follower of wine and women;
dissolute person
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醉翁之意不在酒
zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ
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wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol;
having an ulterior motive;
to have other things in mind;
with an ax to grind;
accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
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金兰之交
jīn lán zhī jiāo
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intimate friendship (idiom)
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金蘭之交
jīn lán zhī jiāo
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intimate friendship (idiom)
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钱是万恶之源
qián shì wàn è zhī yuán
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Money is the root of all evil.
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錢是萬惡之源
qián shì wàn è zhī yuán
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Money is the root of all evil.
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长平之战
cháng píng zhī zhàn
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battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍|秦军[Qin2 jun1] encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000
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