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先见之明
xiān jiàn zhī míng
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foresight
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六分之一
liù fēn zhī yī
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one sixth
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十之八九
shí zhī bā jiǔ
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most likely;
mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10);
vast majority
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在天之灵
zài tiān zhī líng
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soul and spirit of the deceased
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换言之
huàn yán zhī
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in other words
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敬而远之
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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有过之而无不及
yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí
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not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom);
to surpass;
to outdo;
(derog.) to be even worse
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置之脑后
zhì zhī nǎo hòu
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to banish from one's thoughts;
to ignore;
to take no notice
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久而久之
jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī
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over time;
as time passes;
in the fullness of time
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付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
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to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
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嗤之以鼻
chī zhī yǐ bí
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to snort disdainfully;
to scoff at;
to turn up one's nose
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不得已而为之
bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī
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to have no other choice;
to be the last resort
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反其道而行之
fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī
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to do the very opposite;
to act in a diametrically opposite way
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泰然处之
tài rán chǔ zhī
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to handle the situation calmly (idiom);
unruffled;
to treat the situation lightly
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置之度外
zhì zhī dù wài
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to give no thought to;
to have no regard for;
to disregard
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井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
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the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom);
fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
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兼而有之
jiān ér yǒu zhī
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to have both (at the same time)
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乔迁之喜
qiáo qiān zhī xǐ
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congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
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堂而皇之
táng ér huáng zhī
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overt;
to make no secret (of one's presence);
grandiose;
with great scope
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瓮中之鳖
wèng zhōng zhī biē
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lit. like a turtle in a jar;
to be trapped (idiom)
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一气之下
yī qì zhī xià
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in a fit of pique;
in a fury
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持之以恒
chí zhī yǐ héng
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to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
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百分之一百
bǎi fēn zhī yī bǎi
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one hundred percent;
totally (effective)
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等闲之辈
děng xián zhī bèi
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(in the negative) (not) to be trifled with
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惊人之举
jīng rén zhī jǔ
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to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
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