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壓而不服
yā ér bù fú
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coercion will never convince (idiom)
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大而化之
dà ér huà zhī
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careless;
sloppy
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大而无当
dà ér wú dàng
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grandiose but impractical (idiom);
large but of no real use
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大而無當
dà ér wú dàng
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grandiose but impractical (idiom);
large but of no real use
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天网恢恢，疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī ， shū ér bù shī
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lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73);
fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape;
you can't run from the long arm of the law
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天網恢恢，疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī ， shū ér bù shī
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lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73);
fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape;
you can't run from the long arm of the law
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天网恢恢，疏而不漏
tiān wǎng huī huī ， shū ér bù lòu
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lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73);
fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape;
you can't run from the long arm of the law
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天網恢恢，疏而不漏
tiān wǎng huī huī ， shū ér bù lòu
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lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73);
fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape;
you can't run from the long arm of the law
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失而復得
shī ér fù dé
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to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
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夺门而出
duó mén ér chū
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to rush out through a door (idiom)
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奪門而出
duó mén ér chū
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to rush out through a door (idiom)
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如约而至
rú yuē ér zhì
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to arrive as planned;
right on schedule
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如約而至
rú yuē ér zhì
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to arrive as planned;
right on schedule
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威而钢
wēi ér gāng
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Viagra (male impotence drug)
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威而鋼
wēi ér gāng
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Viagra (male impotence drug)
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学而不厌
xué ér bù yàn
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study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)
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學而不厭
xué ér bù yàn
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study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)
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学而不厌，诲人不倦
xué ér bù yàn ， huì rén bù juàn
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study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects)
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學而不厭，誨人不倦
xué ér bù yàn ， huì rén bù juàn
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study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects)
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学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆
xué ér bù sī zé wǎng ， sī ér bù xué zé dài
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To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
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學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆
xué ér bù sī zé wǎng ， sī ér bù xué zé dài
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To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
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学而优则仕
xué ér yōu zé shì
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one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
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學而優則仕
xué ér yōu zé shì
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one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
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守一而终
shǒu yī ér zhōng
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to be faithful to one's mate all one's life
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守一而終
shǒu yī ér zhōng
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to be faithful to one's mate all one's life
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