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后患无穷
hòu huàn wú qióng
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it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
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悄然无声
qiǎo rán wú shēng
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absolutely quiet
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无后
wú hòu
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to lack male offspring
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无穷小
wú qióng xiǎo
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infinitesimal (in calculus);
infinitely small
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无际
wú jì
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limitless;
boundless
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秋毫无犯
qiū háo wú fàn
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(idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offence against civilians
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童叟无欺
tóng sǒu wú qī
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cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously;
Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
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胸无城府
xiōng wú chéng fǔ
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open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything;
ingenuous
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万般无奈
wàn bān wú nài
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to have no way out;
to have no alternative
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贪婪无厌
tān lán wú yàn
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avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
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身无长物
shēn wú cháng wù
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to possess nothing except bare necessities;
to live a poor or frugal life
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一去无影踪
yī qù wú yǐng zōng
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gone without a trace
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一无所动
yī wú suǒ dòng
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totally unaffected;
unimpressed
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一无所闻
yī wú suǒ wén
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unheard of
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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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不劳无获
bù láo wú huò
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no pain, no gain (idiom)
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不孝有三，无后为大
bù xiào yǒu sān ， wú hòu wéi dà
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There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3])
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不学无术
bù xué wú shù
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without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
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不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng ， dàn qiú wú guò
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lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom);
fig. to take a risk-averse approach
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不无小补
bù wú xiǎo bǔ
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not be without some advantage;
be of some help
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世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì ， zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
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there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom);
persistence will overcome
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中国无线电频谱管理和监测
zhōng guó wú xiàn diàn pín pǔ guǎn lǐ hé jiān cè
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China state radio regulation committee SRRC
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了无新意
liǎo wú xīn yì
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unoriginal;
stereotyped
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事无大小
shì wú dà xiǎo
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see 事無巨細|事无巨细[shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4]
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人无完人
rén wú wán rén
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nobody is perfect;
everyone has their defect
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