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量力而行
liàng lì ér xíng
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to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence;
One does what one can.
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劳而无功
láo ér wú gōng
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to work hard while accomplishing little;
to toil to no avail
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故而
gù ér
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therefore
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望而生畏
wàng ér shēng wèi
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intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring;
terrifying;
overwhelming
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甚而
shèn ér
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even;
so much so that
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食言而肥
shí yán ér féi
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lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom);
fig. not to live up to one's promises
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从一而终
cóng yī ér zhōng
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faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
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拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
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lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether;
unable to take it any more
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放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
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appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable;
a panacea;
applicable anywhere (idiom)
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死而后已
sǐ ér hòu yǐ
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until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life;
unto one's dying day
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竭泽而渔
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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自下而上
zì xià ér shàng
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bottom-up
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青出于蓝而胜于蓝
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán
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lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom);
fig. the student surpasses the master
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一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
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to disperse in confusion (idiom)
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一哄而起
yī hōng ér qǐ
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(of a group of people) to rush into action
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一带而过
yī dài ér guò
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to skate around;
to skip over;
to skimp
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一帶而過
yī dài ér guò
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to skate around;
to skip over;
to skimp
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一掃而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
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to clear off;
to make a clean sweep of
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一掃而空
yī sǎo ér kōng
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to sweep clean;
to clean out
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一挥而就
yī huī ér jiù
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to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
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一揮而就
yī huī ér jiù
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to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
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一擁而上
yī yōng ér shàng
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to swarm around;
flocking (to see)
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一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
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to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
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一擁而入
yī yōng ér rù
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to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
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一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
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to be evident at a glance (idiom)
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