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不得其門而入
bù dé qí mén ér rù
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to be unable to get in;
to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth
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不得已而為之
bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī
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to have no other choice;
to be the last resort
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不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
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do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
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不期然而然
bù qī rán ér rán
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happen unexpectedly;
turn out contrary to one's expectations
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不歡而散
bù huān ér sàn
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to part on bad terms;
(of a meeting etc) to break up in discord
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不治而愈
bù zhì ér yù
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to recover spontaneously (from an illness);
to get better without medical treatment
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不治而癒
bù zhì ér yù
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to recover spontaneously (from an illness);
to get better without medical treatment
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不約而同
bù yuē ér tóng
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to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
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不翼而飛
bù yì ér fēi
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to disappear without trace;
to vanish all of a sudden;
to spread fast;
to spread like wildfire
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不脛而走
bù jìng ér zǒu
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to get round fast;
to spread like wildfire
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不謀而合
bù móu ér hé
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to agree without prior consultation;
to happen to hold the same view
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不辭而別
bù cí ér bié
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to leave without saying good-bye
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不速而至
bù sù ér zhì
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to arrive without invitation;
unexpected guest;
unwanted presence
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乘虛而入
chéng xū ér rù
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to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
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人非生而知之者，孰能无惑
rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě ， shú néng wú huò
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Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?;
We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
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人非生而知之者，孰能無惑
rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě ， shú néng wú huò
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Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?;
We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
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以失败而告终
yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng
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to succeed through failure;
to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
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以失敗而告終
yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng
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to succeed through failure;
to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
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何樂而不為
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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侃侃而談
kǎn kǎn ér tán
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to speak frankly with assurance
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来而不往非礼也
lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě
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not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical);
to respond in kind
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來而不往非禮也
lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě
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not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical);
to respond in kind
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俄而
é ér
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(literary) very soon;
before long
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假而
jiǎ ér
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if
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偶而
ǒu ér
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occasionally;
once in a while
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