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自食其力
zì shí qí lì
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lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom);
fig. to stand on one's own feet;
to earn one's own living
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其后
qí hòu
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next;
later;
after that
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卡其
kǎ qí
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khaki (loanword)
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土耳其人
tǔ ěr qí rén
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a Turk;
Turkish person
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身临其境
shēn lín qí jìng
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(idiom) to experience it for oneself;
to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
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充其量
chōng qí liàng
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at most;
at best
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恰如其分
qià rú qí fèn
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(idiom) appropriate;
apt;
just right
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适得其反
shì dé qí fǎn
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to produce the opposite of the desired result
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卡布其诺
kǎ bù qí nuò
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cappuccino (loanword)
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自圆其说
zì yuán qí shuō
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to make a story or theory consistent;
to give a plausible explanation;
to plug the holes in one's story
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两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
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to satisfy rival demands (idiom);
to get the best of both worlds;
to have it both ways;
to have one's cake and eat it too
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物尽其用
wù jìn qí yòng
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to use sth to the full;
to make the best use of everything
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其二
qí èr
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secondly;
the other (usu. of two);
the second
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坐享其成
zuò xiǎng qí chéng
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to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
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不厌其烦
bù yàn qí fán
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not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom);
to take great pains;
to be very patient
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言过其实
yán guò qí shí
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to exaggerate;
to overstate the facts
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各得其所
gè dé qí suǒ
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each in the correct place;
each is provided for
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首当其冲
shǒu dāng qí chōng
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to bear the brunt
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三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
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(idiom) reluctant to speak about it;
tight-lipped
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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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其乐无穷
qí lè wú qióng
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boundless joy
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其乐融融
qí lè róng róng
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(of relations) joyous and harmonious
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勉为其难
miǎn wéi qí nán
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to tackle a difficult job (idiom);
to do sth reluctantly
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大行其道
dà xíng qí dào
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rampant;
very popular
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百思不得其解
bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě
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see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]
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