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傍户而立
bàng hù ér lì
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to stand close to the door
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傍戶而立
bàng hù ér lì
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to stand close to the door
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备而不用
bèi ér bù yòng
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have sth ready just in case;
keep sth for possible future use
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備而不用
bèi ér bù yòng
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have sth ready just in case;
keep sth for possible future use
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倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
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the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
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傾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
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the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
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倾耳而听
qīng ěr ér tīng
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to listen attentively
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傾耳而聽
qīng ěr ér tīng
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to listen attentively
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仅此而已
jǐn cǐ ér yǐ
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that's all;
just this and nothing more
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僅此而已
jǐn cǐ ér yǐ
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that's all;
just this and nothing more
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先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu ， hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
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The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]
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先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu ， hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
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The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]
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全身而退
quán shēn ér tuì
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to escape unscathed;
to get through in one piece
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公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
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for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically;
selfless
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具体而微
jù tǐ ér wēi
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miniature;
scaled-down;
forming a microcosm
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具體而微
jù tǐ ér wēi
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miniature;
scaled-down;
forming a microcosm
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出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
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lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom);
fig. to be principled and incorruptible
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分而治之
fēn ér zhì zhī
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divide and rule (strategy);
divide and conquer
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勉力而为
miǎn lì ér wéi
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to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
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勉力而為
miǎn lì ér wéi
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to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
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勞而無功
láo ér wú gōng
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to work hard while accomplishing little;
to toil to no avail
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千里马常有，而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu ， ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu
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lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom);
fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
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千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu ， ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu
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lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom);
fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
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半途而廢
bàn tú ér fèi
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to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
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博而不精
bó ér bù jīng
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extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything;
jack-of-all-trades, master of none
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