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不足為道
bù zú wéi dào
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to be not worth mentioning
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事在人為
shì zài rén wéi
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the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort;
With effort, one can achieve anything.
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互為因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
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mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined;
interdependent
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人不為己，天誅地滅
rén bù wèi jǐ ， tiān zhū dì miè
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Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.;
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
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人滿為患
rén mǎn wéi huàn
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packed with people;
overcrowded;
overpopulation
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人為
rén wéi
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artificial;
man-made;
having human cause or origin;
human attempt or effort
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人為刀俎，我為魚肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ ， wǒ wéi yú ròu
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lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom);
fig. to be at sb's mercy
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人為土
rén wéi tǔ
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Anthrosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
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人為財死，鳥為食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ ， niǎo wèi shí wáng
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lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom);
fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
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以人為本
yǐ rén wéi běn
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people-oriented
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以史為鑒
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
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to learn from history (idiom)
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以和為貴
yǐ hé wéi guì
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harmony is to be prized
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以慎為鍵
yǐ shèn wéi jiàn
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to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully
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以此為
yǐ cǐ wéi
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to regard as;
to treat as
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以為
yǐ wéi
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to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
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以鄰為壑
yǐ lín wéi hè
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to use one's neighbor as a drain;
to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
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佔為己有
zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu
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to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
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何樂而不為
hé lè ér bù wéi
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What can you have against it? (idiom);
We should do this.;
Go for it!
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作為
zuò wéi
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one's conduct;
deed;
activity;
accomplishment;
achievement;
to act as;
as (in the capacity of);
qua;
to view as;
to look upon (sth as);
to take sth to be
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侵權行為
qīn quán xíng wéi
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tort;
infringement (of sb's rights)
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信以為真
xìn yǐ wéi zhēn
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to take sth to be true
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倒果為因
dào guǒ wéi yīn
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to reverse cause and effect;
to put the horse before the cart
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做為
zuò wéi
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to act as;
used erroneously for 作為|作为
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偶一為之
ǒu yī wéi zhī
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to do sth once in a while (idiom);
to do sth more as an exception than the rule
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先下手為強
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
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strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
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