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闭门思过
bì mén sī guò
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shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
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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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一过性
yī guò xìng
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transient
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一闪而过
yī shǎn ér guò
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to flash past;
to flit by
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三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang ， shèng guò yī gè zhū gě liàng
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variant of 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
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三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang ， sài guò yī gè zhū gě liàng
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lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom;
wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
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三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang ， sài guò zhū gě liàng
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lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom;
wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
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不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng ， dàn qiú wú guò
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lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom);
fig. to take a risk-averse approach
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二过一
èr guò yī
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(soccer) one-two;
push-and-run
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人谁无过
rén shéi wú guò
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Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
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代人受过
dài rén shòu guò
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to take the blame for sb else;
to be made a scapegoat
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低空飞过
dī kōng fēi guò
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to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)
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你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào ， wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
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lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom);
fig. you go your way, I'll go mine;
you do it your way, I'll do it mine
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供过于求
gōng guò yú qiú
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supply exceeds demand
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倒过儿
dào guò r
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the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)
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借过
jiè guò
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excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
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传三过四
chuán sān guò sì
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to spread rumors;
to gossip
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八仙过海，各显其能
bā xiān guò hǎi ， gè xiǎn qí néng
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see 八仙過海，各顯神通|八仙过海，各显神通[Ba1 xian1 guo4 hai3 , ge4 xian3 shen2 tong1]
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八仙过海，各显神通
bā xiān guò hǎi ， gè xiǎn shén tōng
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lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom);
fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
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再好不过
zài hǎo bù guò
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couldn't be better;
ideal;
wonderful
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划过
huá guò
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(of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky);
(of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky)
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南飞过冬
nán fēi guò dōng
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(of birds) to migrate south for the winter
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君子不计小人过
jūn zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guò
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see 大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过[da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4]
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呼啸而过
hū xiào ér guò
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to whistle past;
to hurtle past;
to zip by
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喘不过
chuǎn bu guò
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to be unable to breathe easily
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