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相機而行
xiàng jī ér xíng
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to act according to the situation (idiom)
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知其不可而为之
zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī
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to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
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知其不可而為之
zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī
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to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
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知其然而不知其所以然
zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán
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to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)
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知難而退
zhī nán ér tuì
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to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation;
to get out on finding out what it's really like
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破門而入
pò mén ér rù
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to break the door down and enter (idiom)
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祕而不宣
mì ér bù xuān
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to withhold information;
to keep sth secret
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空手而归
kōng shǒu ér guī
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to return empty-handed;
to fail to win anything
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空手而歸
kōng shǒu ér guī
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to return empty-handed;
to fail to win anything
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竭澤而漁
jié zé ér yú
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lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom);
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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笑而不语
xiào ér bù yǔ
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to smile but say nothing
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笑而不語
xiào ér bù yǔ
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to smile but say nothing
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等而下之
děng ér xià zhī
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going from there to lower grades (idiom)
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簡而言之
jiǎn ér yán zhī
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in a nutshell;
to put it briefly
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终而复始
zhōng ér fù shǐ
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lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
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終而復始
zhōng ér fù shǐ
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lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
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结伴而行
jié bàn ér xíng
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to stay together (of a group);
to keep together
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結伴而行
jié bàn ér xíng
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to stay together (of a group);
to keep together
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總而言之
zǒng ér yán zhī
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in short;
in a word;
in brief
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繼而
jì ér
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then;
afterwards
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置之死地而後生
zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng
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place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger;
fig. to find a way out of an impasse
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群起而攻之
qún qǐ ér gōng zhī
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the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea.;
universally abhorrent
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翩然而至
piān rán ér zhì
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come trippingly
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翘足而待
qiáo zú ér dài
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to expect in a short time (idiom);
also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4]
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翹足而待
qiáo zú ér dài
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to expect in a short time (idiom);
also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4]
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