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一无是处
yī wú shì chù
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not one good point;
everything about it is wrong
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就是说
jiù shì shuō
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in other words;
that is
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便是
biàn shì
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(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated);
precisely;
exactly;
even;
if;
just like;
in the same way as
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乃是
nǎi shì
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equivalent to either 是[shi4] or 就是[jiu4 shi4]
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有的是
yǒu de shì
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have plenty of;
there's no lack of
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要不是
yào bu shì
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if it were not for;
but for
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若是
ruò shì
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if
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惹是生非
rě shì shēng fēi
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to stir up trouble
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光是
guāng shì
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solely;
just
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是以
shì yǐ
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therefore;
thus;
so
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唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
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to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything;
self-seeking
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硬是
yìng shì
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just;
simply;
stubbornly;
really
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物是人非
wù shì rén fēi
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things have remained the same, but people have changed
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似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
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apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
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头头是道
tóu tóu shì dào
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clear and logical
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搬弄是非
bān nòng shì fēi
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to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people;
to tell tales;
to make mischief
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既是
jì shì
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is both ...(and...);
since;
as;
being the case that
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明辨是非
míng biàn shì fēi
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to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
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赔不是
péi bú shi
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to apologize
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惟利是图
wéi lì shì tú
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variant of 唯利是圖|唯利是图[wei2 li4 shi4 tu2]
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比比皆是
bǐ bǐ jiē shì
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can be found everywhere
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自行其是
zì xíng qí shì
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to act as one thinks fit;
to have one's own way
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颠倒是非
diān dǎo shì fēi
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to invert right and wrong
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于是乎
yú shì hū
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therefore
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是非曲直
shì fēi qū zhí
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lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits;
pros and cons
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