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一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
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proficiency in a particular field (idiom);
skill in a specialized area (idiom)
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一笑置之
yī xiào zhì zhī
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to dismiss with a laugh;
to make light of
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束之高阁
shù zhī gāo gé
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tied up in a bundle on a high shelf;
to put sth on the back burner;
no longer a high priority
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肺腑之言
fèi fǔ zhī yán
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words from the bottom of one's heart
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一念之差
yī niàn zhī chā
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momentary slip;
false step;
ill-considered action
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不白之冤
bù bái zhī yuān
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unrighted wrong;
unredressed injustice
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分之
fēn zhī
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(indicating a fraction)
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丧家之犬
sàng jiā zhī quǎn
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stray dog (idiom)
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惊弓之鸟
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
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lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom);
fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
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呼之欲出
hū zhī yù chū
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lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom);
fig. on the verge of coming out into the open;
(of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed;
(of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed
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恻隐之心
cè yǐn zhī xīn
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compassion
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趋之若鹜
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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七分之一
qī fēn zhī yī
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one seventh
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切肤之痛
qiè fū zhī tòng
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keenly felt pain;
bitter anguish
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安之若素
ān zhī ruò sù
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bear hardship with equanimity;
regard wrongdoing with equanimity
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而立之年
ér lì zhī nián
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aged thirty (see 三十而立)
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处之泰然
chǔ zhī tài rán
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see 泰然處之|泰然处之[tai4 ran2 chu3 zhi1]
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不祥之兆
bù xiáng zhī zhào
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bad omen
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二分之一
èr fēn zhī yī
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one half
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多事之秋
duō shì zhī qiū
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troubled times;
eventful period
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有识之士
yǒu shí zhī shì
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a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
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燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí
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lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation;
extreme emergency
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置之死地而后生
zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng
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place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger;
fig. to find a way out of an impasse
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英雄无用武之地
yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì
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a hero with no chance of using his might;
to have no opportunity to display one's talents
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身外之物
shēn wài zhī wù
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mere worldly possessions
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