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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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一過性
yī guò xìng
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transient
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一閃而過
yī shǎn ér guò
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to flash past;
to flit by
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三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮
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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三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮
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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三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮
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，但求無過
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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不過
bù guò
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only;
merely;
no more than;
but;
however;
anyway (to get back to a previous topic);
cannot be more (after adjectival)
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不過意
bù guò yì
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to be sorry;
to feel apologetic
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不過爾爾
bù guò ěr ěr
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not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre;
nothing out of the ordinary
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事不過三
shì bù guò sān
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a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom);
don't repeat the same mistake again and again;
bad things don't happen more than three times
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事過境遷
shì guò jìng qiān
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The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).;
It is water under the bridge.
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二過一
èr guò yī
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(soccer) one-two;
push-and-run
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人誰無過
rén shéi wú guò
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Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
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代人受過
dài rén shòu guò
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to take the blame for sb else;
to be made a scapegoat
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低空飛過
dī kōng fēi guò
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to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)
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你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋
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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供過於求
gōng guò yú qiú
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supply exceeds demand
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信不過
xìn bù guò
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to distrust;
to be suspicious
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信得過
xìn de guò
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trustworthy;
reliable
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倒過兒
dào guò r
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the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)
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借過
jiè guò
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excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
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傳三過四
chuán sān guò sì
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to spread rumors;
to gossip
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八仙過海，各顯其能
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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八仙過海，各顯神通
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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