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不怕一萬，就怕萬一
bù pà yī wàn ， jiù pà wàn yī
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better to be safe than sorry (proverb);
to be prepared just in case
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不怕不识货，就怕货比货
bù pà bù shí huò ， jiù pà huò bǐ huò
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lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb);
fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
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不怕不識貨，就怕貨比貨
bù pà bù shí huò ， jiù pà huò bǐ huò
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lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb);
fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
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不怕慢，就怕站
bù pà màn ， jiù pà zhàn
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it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
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不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu ， jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
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a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
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不怕神一樣的對手，就怕豬一樣的隊友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu ， jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
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a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
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不明就里
bù míng jiù lǐ
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not to understand the situation;
unaware of the ins and outs
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不明就裡
bù míng jiù lǐ
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not to understand the situation;
unaware of the ins and outs
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不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
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lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom);
fig. it's a life-and-death struggle;
it's either him or me
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不是魚死就是網破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
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lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom);
fig. it's a life-and-death struggle;
it's either him or me
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不知就里
bù zhī jiù lǐ
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unaware of the inner workings;
naive;
unwitting
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不知就裡
bù zhī jiù lǐ
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unaware of the inner workings;
naive;
unwitting
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不空成就佛
bù kōng chéng jiù fó
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Amoghasiddhi Buddha
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不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫
bù guǎn bái māo hēi māo ， zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo
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it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
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不管白貓黑貓，捉住老鼠就是好貓
bù guǎn bái māo hēi māo ， zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo
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it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
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也就是
yě jiù shì
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that is;
i.e.
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也就是說
yě jiù shì shuō
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in other words;
that is to say;
so;
thus
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保外就医
bǎo wài jiù yī
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to release for medical treatment (of a prisoner)
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保外就醫
bǎo wài jiù yī
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to release for medical treatment (of a prisoner)
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俯就
fǔ jiù
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to deign;
to condescend;
to yield to (entreaties);
to submit to (sb);
(polite) to deign to accept (a post)
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充分就业
chōng fèn jiù yè
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full employment
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充分就業
chōng fèn jiù yè
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full employment
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入口就化
rù kǒu jiù huà
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to melt in one's mouth
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动不动就生气
dòng bu dòng jiù shēng qì
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to be quick to take offence;
to have a short fuse
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動不動就生氣
dòng bu dòng jiù shēng qì
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to be quick to take offence;
to have a short fuse
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