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走為上
zǒu wéi shàng
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If everything else fails, retreat. (idiom);
see also 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
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走為上計
zǒu wéi shàng jì
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see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
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身為
shēn wéi
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in the capacity of;
as
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較為
jiào wéi
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comparatively;
relatively;
fairly
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轉危為安
zhuǎn wēi wéi ān
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to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
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轉悲為喜
zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ
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to turn grief into happiness (idiom)
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轉敗為勝
zhuàn bài wéi shèng
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to turn defeat into victory (idiom); snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
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迄今為止
qì jīn wéi zhǐ
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so far;
up to now;
still (not)
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進退為難
jìn tuì wéi nán
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no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma;
trapped;
in an impossible situation
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逼良為娼
bī liáng wéi chāng
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to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom);
to debauch
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道不同不相為謀
dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu
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lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together;
to go separate ways (idiom)
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量入為出
liàng rù wéi chū
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to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means;
You can only spend what you earn.
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量力而為
liàng lì ér wéi
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to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly;
to act according to one's means;
to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
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難為
nán wei
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to bother;
to press sb, usu. to do sth;
it's a tough job;
sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
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難為情
nán wéi qíng
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embarrassed
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頗為
pō wéi
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rather;
quite
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養虎為患
yǎng hǔ wéi huàn
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lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity;
fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
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鮮為人知
xiǎn wéi rén zhī
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rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown;
secret to all but a few
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師為
shī wèi
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act as a master or expert in doing something for someone else
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園方為
yuán fāng wèi
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park management; park authorities
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為力
wéi lì
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help; assistance
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轉為
zhuǎn wéi
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convert to
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軍所為
jūn suǒ wèi
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done by the military; military action
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時為
shí wéi
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at the time of; during; while being
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