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一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
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to clear off;
to make a clean sweep of
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失而复得
shī ér fù dé
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to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
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敬而远之
jìng ér yuǎn zhī
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to show respect from a distance (idiom);
to remain at a respectful distance
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有过之而无不及
yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí
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not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom);
to surpass;
to outdo;
(derog.) to be even worse
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久而久之
jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī
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over time;
as time passes;
in the fullness of time
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一扫而空
yī sǎo ér kōng
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to sweep clean;
to clean out
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不得已而为之
bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī
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to have no other choice;
to be the last resort
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似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
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apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
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何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
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What can you have against it? (idiom);
We should do this.;
Go for it!
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反其道而行之
fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī
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to do the very opposite;
to act in a diametrically opposite way
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油然而生
yóu rán ér shēng
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arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous;
to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
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落荒而逃
luò huāng ér táo
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to flee in defeat;
to bolt
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周而复始
zhōu ér fù shǐ
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lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles;
the wheel comes full circle
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不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
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lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath;
incomparable
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兼而有之
jiān ér yǒu zhī
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to have both (at the same time)
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因人而异
yīn rén ér yì
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varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
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堂而皇之
táng ér huáng zhī
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overt;
to make no secret (of one's presence);
grandiose;
with great scope
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一般而言
yī bān ér yán
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generally speaking
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不寒而栗
bù hán ér lì
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shiver all over though not cold;
tremble with fear;
shudder
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不期而遇
bù qī ér yù
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meet by chance;
have a chance encounter
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不谋而合
bù móu ér hé
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to agree without prior consultation;
to happen to hold the same view
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平心而论
píng xīn ér lùn
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to be honest, ...
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应运而生
yìng yùn ér shēng
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to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom);
to arise at an opportune time;
able to take advantage of an opportunity;
to rise to the occasion
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秘而不宣
mì ér bù xuān
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to withhold information;
to keep sth secret
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言而有信
yán ér yǒu xìn
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to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
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