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桶裡射魚
tǒng lǐ shè yú
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to shoot fish in a barrel;
to attempt sth too easy
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死裡逃生
sǐ lǐ táo shēng
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mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape;
to survive by the skin of one's teeth
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流裡流氣
liú li liú qì
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hooliganism;
rowdyism
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灣裡
wān lǐ
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Wanli district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
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灣裡區
wān lǐ qū
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Wanli district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
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由表及裡
yóu biǎo jí lǐ
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to proceed from the outside to the inside;
to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
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百裡挑一
bǎi lǐ tiāo yī
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one in a hundred;
cream of the crop
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看在眼裡
kàn zài yǎn li
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to observe;
to take it all in
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眼裡容不得沙子
yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi
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can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom);
unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind;
not prepared to turn a blind eye
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眼裡揉不得沙子
yǎn lǐ róu bu dé shā zi
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see 眼裡容不得沙子|眼里容不得沙子[yan3 li3 rong2 bu5 de2 sha1 zi5]
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矇在鼓裡
méng zài gǔ lǐ
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variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3];
lit. kept inside a drum (idiom);
fig. completely in the dark
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矮子裡拔將軍
ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn
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lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs;
fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
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稀裡嘩啦
xī li huā lā
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(onom.) rustling sound;
sound of rain or of sth falling down;
in disorder;
completely smashed;
badly battered;
broken to pieces
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窩裡反
wō li fǎn
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see 窩裡鬥|窝里斗[wo1 li5 dou4]
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窩裡橫
wō li hèng
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(coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home
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窩裡鬥
wō li dòu
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internal strife (family, group, etc)
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笑裡藏刀
xiào lǐ cáng dāo
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lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions;
when the fox preaches, look to the geese
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糊裡糊塗
hú li hú tú
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confused;
vague;
indistinct;
muddle-headed;
mixed up;
in a daze;
variant of 糊裡糊塗|糊里糊涂[hu2 li5 hu2 tu2]
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索馬裡
suǒ mǎ lǐ
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variant of 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3];
Somalia
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綿裡藏針
mián lǐ cáng zhēn
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lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom);
fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance;
a wolf in sheep's clothing;
an iron fist in a velvet glove
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背地裡
bèi dì li
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behind sb's back
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苑裡
yuàn lǐ
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Yuanli town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
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苑裡鎮
yuàn lǐ zhèn
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Yuanli town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
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葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥
hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào
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what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?;
what's going on?
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蒙在鼓裡
méng zài gǔ lǐ
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variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3];
lit. kept inside a drum (idiom);
fig. completely in the dark
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