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三九天
sān jiǔ tiān
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the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year
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三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ ， shàng fáng jiē wǎ
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three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom);
spare the rod, spoil the child
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三天兩頭
sān tiān liǎng tóu
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lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day;
frequently
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三天打鱼，两天晒网
sān tiān dǎ yú ， liǎng tiān shài wǎng
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lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb);
fig. not to persevere in doing sth;
to do sth by fits and starts
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三天打魚，兩天曬網
sān tiān dǎ yú ， liǎng tiān shài wǎng
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lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb);
fig. not to persevere in doing sth;
to do sth by fits and starts
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上半天
shàng bàn tiān
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morning
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上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
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lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom);
fig. to go to great lengths;
to search heaven and earth
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上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù ， rù dì wú mén
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lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom);
fig. to be at the end of one's rope;
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
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上天無路，入地無門
shàng tiān wú lù ， rù dì wú mén
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lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom);
fig. to be at the end of one's rope;
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
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上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng ， xià yǒu sū háng
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lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Su1 Hang2] below (idiom);
fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
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上有天堂，下有蘇杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng ， xià yǒu sū háng
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lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Su1 Hang2] below (idiom);
fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
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上西天
shàng xī tiān
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to enter heaven;
to rise to the Western Paradise
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下半天
xià bàn tiān
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afternoon
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不共戴天
bù gòng dài tiān
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(of enemies) cannot live under the same sky;
absolutely irreconcilable
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不啻天渊
bù chì tiān yuān
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no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely;
worlds apart;
the gap couldn't be bigger
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不啻天淵
bù chì tiān yuān
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no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely;
worlds apart;
the gap couldn't be bigger
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不知天高地厚
bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu
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not to know the immensity of heaven and earth;
an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
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不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
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to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
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不終天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
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to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
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不见天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
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all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
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不見天日
bù jiàn tiān rì
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all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
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中国国家航天局
zhōng guó guó jiā háng tiān jú
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China National Space Administration (CNSA)
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中國國家航天局
zhōng guó guó jiā háng tiān jú
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China National Space Administration (CNSA)
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中国天主教爱国会
zhōng guó tiān zhǔ jiào ài guó huì
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Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
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中國天主教愛國會
zhōng guó tiān zhǔ jiào ài guó huì
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Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
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