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密而不宣
mì ér bù xuān
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confidential;
secret;
hush-hush
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小学而大遗
xiǎo xué ér dà yí
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to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
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小學而大遺
xiǎo xué ér dà yí
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to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
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崛地而起
jué dì ér qǐ
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lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
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席地而坐
xí dì ér zuò
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to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
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席地而睡
xí dì ér shuì
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to sleep on the ground (idiom)
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平心而論
píng xīn ér lùn
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to be honest, ...
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幸而
xìng ér
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by good fortune;
luckily
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广而告之广告公司
guǎng ér gào zhī guǎng gào gōng sī
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China Mass Media International Advertising Corp
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廣而告之廣告公司
guǎng ér gào zhī guǎng gào gōng sī
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China Mass Media International Advertising Corp
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引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā
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to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action;
to go through the motions;
to practice;
a trial run
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引而不發
yǐn ér bù fā
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to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action;
to go through the motions;
to practice;
a trial run
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弦而鼓之
xián ér gǔ zhī
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lit. to tune one's zither then play it; fig. to live by the consequences of one's actions;
to make one's bed then lie on it
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形而上學
xíng ér shàng xué
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metaphysics
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待價而沽
dài jià ér gū
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to sell only for a good price (idiom);
to wait for a good offer
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得而复失
dé ér fù shī
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to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
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得而復失
dé ér fù shī
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to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
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從一而終
cóng yī ér zhōng
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faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
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從天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
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lit. to drop from the sky (idiom);
fig. to appear unexpectedly;
to arise abruptly;
out of the blue;
to drop into one's lap
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從而
cóng ér
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thus;
thereby
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心有餘而力不足
xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú
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the will is there, but not the strength (idiom);
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
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忽而
hū ér
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suddenly;
now (..., now...)
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怒目而视
nù mù ér shì
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to glare at
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怒目而視
nù mù ér shì
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to glare at
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惠而不费
huì ér bù fèi
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a kind act that costs nothing
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