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無一事而不學，無一時而不學，無一處而不得
wú yī shì ér bù xué ， wú yī shí ér bù xué ， wú yī chù ér bù dé
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Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1])
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无功而返
wú gōng ér fǎn
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to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs
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無功而返
wú gōng ér fǎn
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to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs
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无疾而终
wú jí ér zhōng
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to die peacefully;
(fig.) to result in failure (without any outside interference);
to come to nothing;
to fizzle out
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無疾而終
wú jí ér zhōng
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to die peacefully;
(fig.) to result in failure (without any outside interference);
to come to nothing;
to fizzle out
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牵一发而动全身
qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn
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lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves;
fig. a slight change will affect everything else;
the butterfly effect
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牽一髮而動全身
qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn
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lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves;
fig. a slight change will affect everything else;
the butterfly effect
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王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
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the king looked left and right and then talked of other things;
to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
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王顧左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
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the king looked left and right and then talked of other things;
to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
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瓢泼而下
piáo pō ér xià
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(of rain) to fall heavily
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瓢潑而下
piáo pō ér xià
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(of rain) to fall heavily
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甚而至于
shèn ér zhì yú
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even;
so much so that
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甚而至於
shèn ér zhì yú
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even;
so much so that
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疏而不漏
shū ér bù lòu
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loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
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疾驰而过
jí chí ér guò
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to sweep past;
to hurtle past;
to swoosh past
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疾馳而過
jí chí ér guò
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to sweep past;
to hurtle past;
to swoosh past
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百足之虫死而不僵
bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng
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a centipede dies but never falls down;
old institutions die hard
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百足之蟲死而不僵
bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng
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a centipede dies but never falls down;
old institutions die hard
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盡力而為
jìn lì ér wéi
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to try one's utmost;
to strive
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尽欢而散
jìn huān ér sàn
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to disperse after a happy time (idiom);
everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up
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盡歡而散
jìn huān ér sàn
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to disperse after a happy time (idiom);
everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up
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直道而行
zhí dào ér xíng
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lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity
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相机而动
xiàng jī ér dòng
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to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)
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相機而動
xiàng jī ér dòng
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to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)
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相机而行
xiàng jī ér xíng
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to act according to the situation (idiom)
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