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冷清

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Traditional 冷清 Simplified 冷清

Pinyin leng3 qing1

English cold and cheerless ; fig . lonely ; unfrequented

冷眼

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Traditional 冷眼 Simplified 冷眼

Pinyin leng3 yan3

English cool eye ; fig . detached ; ( treating ) with indifference

冷血動物

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Traditional 冷血動物 Simplified 冷血动物

Pinyin leng3 xue4 dong4 wu4

English cold-blooded animal ; fig . cold-hearted person

冷門

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Traditional 冷門 Simplified 冷门

Pinyin leng3 men2

English a neglected branch ( of arts , science , sports etc ) ; fig . a complete unknown who wins a competition

凝固

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Traditional 凝固 Simplified 凝固

Pinyin ning2 gu4

English to freeze ; to solidify ; to congeal ; fig . with rapt attention

出大差

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Traditional 出大差 Simplified 出大差

Pinyin chu1 da4 chai1

English lit . to go on a long trip ; fig . to be sent to the execution ground

出爐

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Traditional 出爐 Simplified 出炉

Pinyin chu1 lu2

English to take out of the furnace ; fresh out of the oven ; fig . newly announced ; recently made available

出血

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Traditional 出血 Simplified 出血

Pinyin chu1 xue4

English bleeding ; hemorrhage ; fig . spending money

出軌

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Traditional 出軌 Simplified 出轨

Pinyin chu1 gui3

English derailment ( railway accident ) ; to leave the rails ; fig . to overstep bounds

切中要害

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Traditional 切中要害 Simplified 切中要害

Pinyin qie4 zhong4 yao4 hai4

English to hit the target and do real damage ( idiom ) ; fig . to hit where it hurts ; fig . to hit home ; an argument that hits the nail on the head

利慾薰心

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Traditional 利慾薰心 Simplified 利欲熏心

Pinyin li4 yu4 xun1 xin1

English lit . greed captivates the heart's tunnel ; fig . obsessed with the desire for gain ; overcome by greed ( idiom )

刺兒

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Traditional 刺兒 Simplified 刺儿

Pinyin ci4 r5

English a thorn ; fig . to ridicule sb ; fig . sth wrong

刺痛

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Traditional 刺痛 Simplified 刺痛

Pinyin ci4 tong4

English stab of pain ; sting ; fig . stimulus to action ; a prick

削髮

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Traditional 削髮 Simplified 削发

Pinyin xue1 fa4

English to shave one's head ; fig . to become a monk or nun ; to take the tonsure

劊子手

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Traditional 劊子手 Simplified 刽子手

Pinyin gui4 zi5 shou3

English executioner ; headsman ; slaughterer ; fig . indiscriminate murderer

劍走偏鋒

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Traditional 劍走偏鋒 Simplified 剑走偏锋

Pinyin jian4 zou3 pian1 feng1

English the sword moves with side stroke ( modern idiom ) ; fig . unexpected winning move ; unconventional gambit

劍走蜻蛉

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Traditional 劍走蜻蛉 Simplified 剑走蜻蛉

Pinyin jian4 zou3 qing1 ling2

English the sword moves like a dragon-fly ( modern idiom ) ; fig . unexpected winning move ; unconventional gambit

加油

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Traditional 加油 Simplified 加油

Pinyin jia1 you2

English to add oil ; to top up with gas ; to refuel ; to accelerate ; abbr . for 加大油門 | 加大油门 [ jia1 da4 you2 men2 ] ; to step on the gas ; fig . to make an extra effort ; fig . to cheer sb on

加溫

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Traditional 加溫 Simplified 加温

Pinyin jia1 wen1

English to heat ; to add warmth ; to raise temperature ; fig . to stimulate

加蓋

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Traditional 加蓋 Simplified 加盖

Pinyin jia1 gai4

English to seal ( with official stamp ) ; to stamp ; fig . to ratify ; to put lid on ( cooking pot ) ; to cap ; to build an extension or additional storey

勁草

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Traditional 勁草 Simplified 劲草

Pinyin jing4 cao3

English tough upright grass ; fig . a staunch character able to withstand tough test

升斗

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Traditional 升斗 Simplified 升斗

Pinyin sheng1 dou3

English lit . liter and decaliter dry measure ; fig . wretchedly poor ration ; grinding poverty

半開門

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Traditional 半開門 Simplified 半开门

Pinyin ban4 kai1 men2

English half-open door ; fig . prostitute

半開門兒

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Traditional 半開門兒 Simplified 半开门儿

Pinyin ban4 kai1 men2 r5

English erhua variant of 半開門 | 半开门 , half-open door ; fig . prostitute

卸肩兒

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Traditional 卸肩兒 Simplified 卸肩儿

Pinyin xie4 jian1 r5

English lit . a weight off one's shoulders ; fig . to resign a post ; to lay down a burden ; to be relieved of a job

厚死薄生

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Traditional 厚死薄生 Simplified 厚死薄生

Pinyin hou4 si3 bo2 sheng1

English lit . to praise the dead and revile the living ; fig . to live in the past ( idiom )

及時雨

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Traditional 及時雨 Simplified 及时雨

Pinyin ji2 shi2 yu3

English timely rain ; fig . timely assistance

反手

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Traditional 反手 Simplified 反手

Pinyin fan3 shou3

English to turn a hand over ; to put one's hand behind one's back ; fig . easily done

反掌

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Traditional 反掌 Simplified 反掌

Pinyin fan3 zhang3

English lit . to turn over one's palm ; fig . everything is going very well .

反映

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Traditional 反映 Simplified 反映

Pinyin fan3 ying4

English to mirror ; to reflect ; mirror image ; reflection ; fig . to report ; to make known ; to render ; used erroneously for 反應 | 反应 , response or reaction

反顧

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Traditional 反顧 Simplified 反顾

Pinyin fan3 gu4

English to glance back ; fig . to regret ; to have second thoughts about sth

口頭禪

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Traditional 口頭禪 Simplified 口头禅

Pinyin kou3 tou2 chan2

English lit . Zen saying repeated as cant ; fig . popular saying ; catchphrase ; cliché

另一半

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Traditional 另一半 Simplified 另一半

Pinyin ling4 yi1 ban4

English other half ; fig . spouse ; one's better half

只見樹木不見森林

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Traditional 只見樹木不見森林 Simplified 只见树木不见森林

Pinyin zhi3 jian4 shu4 mu4 bu4 jian4 sen1 lin2

English unable to see the wood for the trees ; fig . only able to see isolated details , and not the bigger picture

可掬

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Traditional 可掬 Simplified 可掬

Pinyin ke3 ju1

English that one can grasp ( of smile , anger ) ; palpable ; fig . sincere

司馬昭之心路人所知

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Traditional 司馬昭之心路人所知 Simplified 司马昭之心路人所知

Pinyin Si1 ma3 Zhao1 zhi1 xin1 lu4 ren2 suo3 zhi1

English Sima Zhao's stratagem is obvious to everyone ; fig . an open secret

合巹

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Traditional 合巹 Simplified 合卺

Pinyin he2 jin3

English to share nuptial cup ; fig . to get married

合拍

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Traditional 合拍 Simplified 合拍

Pinyin he2 pai1

English in time with (i.e. same rhythm ) ; to keep in step with ; fig . to cooperate

合流

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Traditional 合流 Simplified 合流

Pinyin he2 liu2

English to converge ; to flow together ; fig . to act alike ; to evolve together

吐口

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Traditional 吐口 Simplified 吐口

Pinyin tu3 kou3

English to spit ; fig . to spit out (a request , an agreement etc )

吐苦水

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Traditional 吐苦水 Simplified 吐苦水

Pinyin tu3 ku3 shui3

English to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth ; fig . to complain bitterly ; to pour out one's sufferings

吸血鬼

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Traditional 吸血鬼 Simplified 吸血鬼

Pinyin xi1 xue4 gui3

English a leech ; blood-sucking vermin ; a vampire ( translated European notion ) ; fig . a cruel exploiter , esp . a capitalist exploiting the workers

周瑜打黃蓋

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Traditional 周瑜打黃蓋 Simplified 周瑜打黄盖

Pinyin Zhou1 Yu2 da3 Huang2 Gai4

English fig . with the connivance of both sides ; fig . by mutual consent ; cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰 | 赤壁之战 [ Chi4 bi4 zhi1 zhan4 ]

呼聲

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Traditional 呼聲 Simplified 呼声

Pinyin hu1 sheng1

English a shout ; fig . opinion or demand , esp . expressed by a group

呼風喚雨

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Traditional 呼風喚雨 Simplified 呼风唤雨

Pinyin hu1 feng1 huan4 yu3

English to call the wind and summon the rain ( idiom ); to exercise magical powers ; fig . to stir up troubles

和尚打傘

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Traditional 和尚打傘 Simplified 和尚打伞

Pinyin he2 shang5 da3 san3

English lit . monk holding an umbrella : no hair , no sky ; fig . no protection from law ( punning on 髮 | 发 [ fa4 ] vs 法 [ fa3 ]) or from heaven

品頭論足

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Traditional 品頭論足 Simplified 品头论足

Pinyin pin3 tou2 lun4 zu2

English lit . to assess the head and discuss the feet ( idiom ); minute criticism of a woman's appearance ; fig . to find fault in minor details ; nit-picking ; over-critical

唱雙簧

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Traditional 唱雙簧 Simplified 唱双簧

Pinyin chang4 shuang1 huang2

English lit . to sing a duet ; fig . to collaborate with sb ; also used satirically : to play second fiddle to

喉咽

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Traditional 喉咽 Simplified 喉咽

Pinyin hou2 yan1

English laryngopharynx ; fig . a key position

喚雨呼風

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Traditional 喚雨呼風 Simplified 唤雨呼风

Pinyin huan4 yu3 hu1 feng1

English to call the wind and summon the rain ( idiom ) ; to exercise magical powers ; fig . to stir up troubles ; also 呼風喚雨 | 呼风唤雨 [ hu1 feng1 huan4 yu3 ]

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