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捨己為公
shě jǐ wèi gōng
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to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically;
selfless and public spirited
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據為己有
jù wéi jǐ yǒu
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to take for one's own;
to expropriate
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改為
gǎi wéi
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to change into
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敢作敢為
gǎn zuò gǎn wéi
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to stop at nothing (idiom);
to dare to do anything
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敢為
gǎn wéi
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to dare to do
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敢為人先
gǎn wéi rén xiān
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to dare to be first;
to pioneer (idiom)
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更為
gèng wéi
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even more
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曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ ， chú què wū shān bù shì yún
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there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom);
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
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最為
zuì wéi
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the most
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有仇不報非君子，有冤不伸枉為人
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ ， yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
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one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
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有為
yǒu wéi
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promising;
to show promise
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有為有守
yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu
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able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom);
also written 有守有為|有守有为[you3 shou3 you3 wei2]
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朋比為奸
péng bǐ wéi jiān
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to conspire;
to gang up
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極為
jí wéi
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extremely;
exceedingly
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極為龐大
jí wéi páng dà
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monumental
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歃血為盟
shà xuè wéi méng
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to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom);
to swear a sacred oath
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步步為營
bù bù wéi yíng
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to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step;
to consolidate at every step
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比為
bǐ wéi
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to liken to;
to compare to
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毛澤東・鮮為人知的故事
máo zé dōng ・ xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi
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Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday
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民以食為天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
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Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.;
Food first, ethical niceties second
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海盜行為
hǎi dào xíng wéi
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piracy
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淪為
lún wéi
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to sink down to;
to be reduced to (sth inferior)
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混為一談
hùn wéi yī tán
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to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
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為主
wéi zhǔ
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to rely mainly on;
to attach most importance to
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為了
wèi le
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in order to;
for the purpose of;
so as to
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