svjack/zh-idiom-in-deepl-google-eng · Datasets at Hugging Face

deepl sequence	id int64 0 4.31k	chinese stringlengths 3 15	book sequence	google sequence
[ "before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises" ]	0	一波未平，一波又起	[ "suffer a string of reverses", "hardly has one wave subsided when another rises", "one trouble follows another" ]	[ "One wave is not flat, another wave is rising" ]
[ "a crushing defeat", "a total failure", "A defeat" ]	1	一败涂地	[ "suffer a crushing defeat", "be ruined (or wiped cut) completely", "utter failure (or defeat)", "a complete debacle", "an overwhelming defeat", "a total loss", "utterly routed", "bite the dust" ]	[ "A crushing defeat" ]
[ "General knowledge", "General Insight" ]	2	一般见识	[ "lower oneself to the same level as somebody else" ]	[ "General knowledge" ]
[ "A board with three eyes", "One board, three eyes", "One board with three eyes", "One board and three eyes" ]	3	一板三眼	[ "following a prescribed pattern in speech or action", "scrupulous and methodical", "very careful of the rules", "rigid" ]	[ "One board and three eyes" ]
[ "in all seriousness", "in earnest", "in good taste", "in a serious mood" ]	4	一本正经	[ "put on a solemn look", "assume a dead serious attitude", "with feigned impartiality", "in all seriousness", "in dead earnest", "prim and proper", "prudish", "priggishly" ]	[ "serious" ]
[ "All in one", "A million dollars" ]	5	一本万利	[ "make big profits with a small capital", "a small investment brings a ten thousand-fold profit", "highly profitable" ]	[ "a profit" ]
[ "One stroke to erase", "One stroke of erasure", "one stroke of a pen", "one stroke of a pencil" ]	6	一笔抹杀	[ "wipe out with one stroke of the pen", "blot out at one stroke", "be written off at one stroke", "condemn out of hand", "reject off-hand", "completely deny", "totally negate", "set at naught", "obliterate" ]	[ "an erasure" ]
[ "write off in one stroke", "write off at one stroke", "write off in one go", "Write it off in one stroke" ]	7	一笔勾销	[ "cancelled with one stroke of the pen", "write off altogether", "write off at one stroke", "abolish at one stroke", "cancel" ]	[ "write off" ]
[ "sing from the same nostril", "sing from one nostril" ]	8	一鼻孔出气	[ "be in tune with", "breathe through the same nostrils", "sing the same tune", "breathe (or talk) in the same way", "identify oneself with", "hold identical opinion", "be cheek by jowl with", "gang up with" ]	[ "Exhale through one nostril" ]
[ "An Armful of Power", "an arm's length", "an arm's length of power" ]	9	一臂之力	[ "a helping hand" ]	[ "a hand" ]
[ "One Step to Heaven", "One Step to the Top" ]	10	一步登天	[ "have a meteoric rise", "reach the sky in a single bound", "attain the highest level in one step", "ascend to heaven at a single bound" ]	[ "One step to the sky" ]
[ "I don't do it, I don't rest" ]	11	一不做，二不休	[ "once it is started, go through with it", "a thing once begun should not be put off until done", "carry the thing through, whatever the consequences", "in for a penny, in for a pound", "over shoes, over boots", "as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb" ]	[ "Don't do it, never stop" ]
[ "A beat is a match", "A beat is a good idea." ]	12	一拍即合	[ "fit in readily", "chime in easily" ]	[ "hit it off" ]
[ "A shovelful of yellow earth", "One shovelful of earth", "A shovelful of earth", "One shovelful of dirt" ]	13	一抔黃土	[ "mere dust heaps", "only a clod (or handful) of yellow earth", "a grave", "something utterly insignificant" ]	[ "a handful of loess" ]
[ "lit. a sheet of loose sand", "lit. a sheet of scattered sand" ]	14	一盘散沙	[ "lacking a spirit of cooperation", "a heap (a plate, a sheet or a tray) of loose sand -- a nation or group without cohesion, each individual for himself", "in a state of disunity" ]	[ "A plate of loose sand" ]
[ "penniless" ]	15	一贫如洗	[ "penniless", "as poor as though everything was washed away", "as poor as a church mouse", "as poor as Job", "not to have a shirt on one's back", "be on one's uppers", "in utter destitution", "poverty-stricken" ]	[ "destitute" ]
[ "one day's exposure, ten days' cold", "one exposure for ten days", "short attention span" ]	16	一曝十寒	[ "work hard for one day and do nothing for ten warm for one day and cold for ten days", "work on and off", "work (or do things) by fits and starts" ]	[ "One exposure and ten cold" ]
[ "Exactly the same", "Identical" ]	17	一模一样	[ "exactly alike", "be exactly the same as", "as two peas in a pod" ]	[ "exactly the same" ]
[ "One horse leads the way", "A horse in the lead", "One horse in the lead", "One horse leads the pack" ]	18	一马当先	[ "take the lead", "gallop to the head", "dash to the front of battle", "be in the fore-front", "be in the van" ]	[ "lead the way" ]
[ "A flat horse", "a flat road", "A horse flat" ]	19	一马平川	[ "a wide expanse of flat land", "flat country" ]	[ "One Horse Pingchuan" ]
[ "One lineage", "A lineage", "A lineage of the same", "A lineage of the same origin" ]	20	一脉相承	[ "of the same school", "come down in one continuous line", "can be traced to the same origin", "be imbued with the same spirit", "be a true disciple of", "run in a single (or continuous) line", "follow the same", "in the same strain", "a continuation of" ]	[ "Inheritance" ]
[ "stingy", "stubbornly" ]	21	一毛不拔	[ "miserly", "unwilling to give up even a hair - very stingy", "unwilling even to pluck out a hair for another - not to give a cent (to charity)", "very sparing in spending money", "not to lift (or stir) a finger to help", "refuse to be put to trouble", "as close as a clam", "cheese paring", "parsimonious" ]	[ "unplugged" ]
[ "one side of the story", "one-sided statement", "one side of a story" ]	22	一面之词	[ "one-sided statement", "the statement of only one of the parties" ]	[ "one-sided words" ]
[ "A face to face", "A face-to-face meeting", "A face-to-face relationship" ]	23	一面之交	[ "have met only once", "be casually acquainted" ]	[ "side by side" ]
[ "amaze the world with a single shot", "amaze the world", "astonishing" ]	24	一鸣惊人	[ "rocket to fame", "(of an obscure person) amaze the world with a single brilliant feat", "make one's mark at the first shot", "win popularity with the first work", "set the Thames on fire" ]	[ "blockbuster" ]
[ "one life is lost", "One Life", "one death" ]	25	一命呜呼	[ "kick the bucket", "be snuffed out", "launch into eternity", "go west", "pass away", "drop dead", "die" ]	[ "to death" ]
[ "At a glance" ]	26	一目了然	[ "understand fully at a glance", "be clear (or manifest) at a glance", "see all at a glance", "see with half an eye", "be written all over one's face", "carry on its face", "he that (or who) runs may read", "leap to the eye" ]	[ "at a glance" ]
[ "Ten lines at a glance", "10 lines at a glance", "Ten lines in a row" ]	27	一目十行	[ "take in ten lines at one glance (said of a rapid reader)" ]	[ "Ten lines at a glance" ]
[ "A Thousand Shots", "One shot for a thousand pounds" ]	28	一发千钧	[ "by (or with) the skin of one's teeth", "a hundredweight hanging by hair in imminent peril", "a thousand piculs suspended by a single hair", "in a most dangerous condition (very critical situation)", "an impending disaster", "hang upon a thread", "be in the balance", "the sword of Damocles" ]	[ "One shot" ]
[ "Smooth sailing", "A smooth sailing" ]	29	一帆风顺	[ "plain (or smooth) sailing", "have a favourable wind throughout the voyage", "sail before (or with) the wind without a hitch", "good innings" ]	[ "smooth sailing" ]
[ "a departure from the norm", "out of the ordinary", "out of character" ]	30	一反常态	[ "act out of character", "depart from one's normal behavior" ]	[ "uncharacteristically" ]
[ "a success", "A gainful achievement", "a success story" ]	31	一得之功	[ "just an occasional, minor success" ]	[ "One hits at a time" ]
[ "a fool's errand", "A Fool's Choice", "A Foolishness of Gain" ]	32	一得之愚	[ "my humble opinion - (polite expression)" ]	[ "The foolishness" ]
[ "one cut, two cuts", "One cut, two breaks" ]	33	一刀两断	[ "make a clean break", "cut into two at one stroke of the knife", "be severed into two at one blow", "sever connections with somebody" ]	[ "Cut in two" ]
[ "a mess of scrapes", "a mess of shavings", "a mess of scrapers", "a mess of shaving" ]	34	一塌刮子	[ "the sum total", "a grand total" ]	[ "a scraper" ]
[ "a mess", "a complete mess", "a total mess" ]	35	一塌糊涂	[ "in a complete mess", "in an awful state", "in an awful mess", "in a muddle", "a hell of a mess" ]	[ "a mess" ]
[ "A pool of stagnant water", "A pool of dead water" ]	36	一潭死水	[ "a stagnated, dull atmosphere", "a pond of stagnant water" ]	[ "a pool of stagnant water" ]
[ "A harmonious group", "A harmonious group of people" ]	37	一团和气	[ "an easygoing atmosphere", "keep on good terms with everyone at the expense of principle", "keep on the right side of everyone", "a prevailing mood of harmony", "unprincipled peace", "harmony all around" ]	[ "peace of mind" ]
[ "a slip of the tongue", "One thought", "a single thought" ]	38	一念之差	[ "a momentary slip", "a wrong decision made in a moment of weakness (with serious consequences)" ]	[ "difference of thought" ]
[ "A promise of a thousand dollars", "A Promise of a Thousand Pieces" ]	39	一诺千金	[ "a solemn promise", "a verbal promise is worth a thousand ounces of gold", "a promise that will be kept", "one's word is as good as one's bond", "a bargain's a bargain" ]	[ "A promise of gold" ]
[ "Once and for all", "Get it done once and for all" ]	40	一劳永逸	[ "put things right once and for ail", "by one supreme effort to win eternal ease", "get something done once (and) for all", "solutions that hold good for all time" ]	[ "once and for all" ]
[ "be plainly visible", "in full view", "in plain view", "at a glance" ]	41	一览无余	[ "take in everything at a glance" ]	[ "unobstructed view" ]
[ "once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved" ]	42	一了百了	[ "death ends all one's troubles", "one finished all is finished", "when a man is dead, everything is finished", "all troubles end when the main trouble ends" ]	[ "one hundred" ]
[ "lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces", "lit. one scale and half a claw" ]	43	一鳞半爪	[ "odd bits / fragments", "just a few known details of a larger whole" ]	[ "One Scale Half Claw" ]
[ "Have a safe trip", "Have a safe journey" ]	44	一路平安	[ "have a good trip", "have a pleasant journey", "a pleasant journey to you!", "a safe journey", "bon voyage!" ]	[ "safe journey" ]
[ "fig. (of business, popularity etc) suffer a sudden, devastating decline", "lit. drop a thousand zhang", "take a dive" ]	45	一落千丈	[ "suffer a sudden (disastrous, ruinous or calamitous) decline", "drop 10,000 feet in one fall", "a precipitate (great or terrific) drop", "rapid declension" ]	[ "plummeted" ]
[ "A change from the old ways", "A change from the old rut", "A change from the old way" ]	46	一改故辙	[ "rid oneself of an old habit", "depart from the old rut and courageously set on a new way" ]	[ "Change the way" ]
[ "generalize", "generalization", "generalizations", "lump sum" ]	47	一概而论	[ "put in the same category", "treat (different matters) as the same", "lump people or things under one head", "lump together" ]	[ "In general terms" ]
[ "one and all", "one and two-thirds", "one clean", "one dry" ]	48	一干二净	[ "spick-and-span", "root and branch", "hook, stock and barrel", "hook, line and sinker", "thoroughly", "completely", "neat and tidy" ]	[ "clean" ]
[ "in one fell swoop", "in one go", "in a single bound" ]	49	一鼓作气	[ "get something done in one vigorous effort", "at the first drum courage is aroused", "with one effort it can be accomplished", "press on to the finish without letup", "at one fling", "at a dash" ]	[ "all in one go" ]
[ "One country, three princes", "One country and three princes" ]	50	一国三公	[ "divided leadership", "a state with three rulers" ]	[ "One country, three princes" ]
[ "beaten to death with a single stick", "beaten to death with a stick", "beaten to death by a stick", "beat to death with a stick" ]	51	一棍子打死	[ "finish off with a single blow", "knock somebody down at one stroke", "kill with a blow", "deal one fatal blow", "shatter at one stroke", "completely negate" ]	[ "kill with a stick" ]
[ "A moment is worth a thousand dollars", "A moment is worth a thousand", "A moment of gold" ]	52	一刻千金	[ "every moment is precious", "value every minute" ]	[ "A moment of gold" ]
[ "One-sided view", "One-eyed view", "A Hole in the Head", "A Hole in the Wall" ]	53	一孔之见	[ "a narrow (limited, partial or peep-hole) view" ]	[ "A hole in sight" ]
[ "disperse in a confusion", "disperse in confusion", "disperse in a heap", "disperse in a confused mass" ]	54	一哄而散	[ "disperse after making a noise", "break up" ]	[ "go away" ]
[ "one call for a hundred promises", "one call for 100 promises" ]	55	一呼百诺	[ "have hundreds at one's beck and call", "when one gives a call, a hundred respond" ]	[ "One Hubano" ]
[ "One call for a hundred responses", "One call for a hundred answers" ]	56	一呼百应	[ "an appeal meets with immediate response", "a call draws response from hundreds of people", "hundreds respond to a single call", "ready to go into action in their hundreds" ]	[ "A hundred calls" ]
[ "with a single swing", "with a single swipe", "with a single stroke", "with one swing" ]	57	一挥而就	[ "be done with one stroke of the pen", "a flourish of the pen and it's done", "finish a piece of writing or a painting at one go" ]	[ "in a flash" ]
[ "A skill", "One skill", "A skill in the field" ]	58	一技之长	[ "speciality", "proficiency in a particular line (or field)", "professional skill", "a single skill" ]	[ "a skill" ]
[ "Love at first sight" ]	59	一见钟情	[ "fall in love (with one) at first sight", "love at first sight" ]	[ "love at first sight" ]
[ "Two birds with one stone", "Two birds, one stone", "Double whammy" ]	60	一箭双雕	[ "kill two birds with one stone", "shoot two hawks with one arrow", "one arrow shot two eagles", "answer a double purpose", "achieve two things at one stroke", "dual gain" ]	[ "Kill two birds with one stone" ]
[ "It's like seeing each other." ]	61	一见如故	[ "become fast friends at the first meeting", "feel like old friends at the first meeting", "friendly at the first meeting" ]	[ "See you soon" ]
[ "Two birds with one stone", "Two birds, one stone", "Two in one" ]	62	一举两得	[ "achieve two things at one stroke", "kill two birds with one stone" ]	[ "Kill two birds with one stone" ]
[ "One shot at fame", "One shot to fame", "One hit" ]	63	一举成名	[ "achieve instant fame", "become famous overnight" ]	[ "rise to fame" ]
[ "one stumble, unable to recover", "one stumble, no recovery", "one stumble, but no recovery" ]	64	一蹶不振	[ "fail utterly", "once fallen never to rise again", "unable to get up after a fall", "collapse after one setback", "never be able to recover after a setback", "be roundly defeated" ]	[ "slumped" ]
[ "A showdown", "A battle of the sexes", "A fight for the ages" ]	65	一决雌雄	[ "have a showdown with", "wage a decisive fight or battle against - see who is master", "fight to see who is the stronger", "fight it out" ]	[ "Showdown" ]
[ "in one fell swoop", "in one go", "in one breath", "one breath" ]	66	一气呵成	[ "(of an essay) form a coherent whole", "make smooth reading", "get something done at one go", "accomplish something without any interruption or letup", "at a heat", "at a stretch", "at a dash", "in a breath" ]	[ "all in one go" ]
[ "I don't understand a word", "I can't understand a word" ]	67	一窍不通	[ "not to know the first thing", "about something", "know nothing of (or about)", "be utterly ignorant of", "utterly stupid and dense", "lack the slightest knowledge of", "not know the AB(of", "be (all) Greek to (somebody)", "out of one's element", "impenetrably dull", "an absolute blockhead", "a complete ignoramus" ]	[ "know nothing" ]
[ "jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other." ]	68	一丘之貉	[ "jackals of the same lair", "birds of a feather", "tigers from the same den", "brigands of the same stripe", "tarred with the same brush (or stick)", "cut from the same cloth", "patterned from the same mold", "of the same batch" ]	[ "A raccoon dog" ]
[ "not worth a penny", "Not worth a dime." ]	69	一钱不值	[ "utterly worthless", "not worth a penny", "mere trash" ]	[ "worthless" ]
[ "It's clear as day.", "It's clear.", "It's crystal clear." ]	70	一清二楚	[ "completely (or perfectly) clear", "as plain as daylight" ]	[ "clear" ]
[ "Once gone, never return", "Once gone, never to return", "Once gone, never go back", "Never go back" ]	71	一去不复返	[ "gone forever", "gone and sever to return", "once gone, never to come back", "leave for good" ]	[ "gone forever" ]
[ "impoverished", "backward-looking", "destitute and impoverished", "destitute and homeless" ]	72	一穷二白	[ "backward both economically and culturally", "poor and blank", "poverty and blankness" ]	[ "One poor and two white" ]
[ "one breath remains", "one breath left", "one breath left to live" ]	73	一息尚存	[ "as long as one lives", "so long as one still has a breath left", "till one's last gasp" ]	[ "Surviving" ]
[ "A crab is better than a crab" ]	74	一蟹不如一蟹	[ "from bad to worse", "each crab is smaller than the one before - each one is worse than the last", "get worse and worse" ]	[ "A crab is worse than a crab" ]
[ "a torrent of water", "A flood of water", "a torrent", "A flood of" ]	75	一泻千里	[ "(of a writer's style) forceful and flowing", "(of a river) rush down a thousand li", "flow down vigorously" ]	[ "A thousand miles" ]
[ "dismiss with a smile", "dismiss with a laugh", "make light of", "dismiss with a grin" ]	76	一笑置之	[ "laugh off", "dismiss with a laugh (or smile)", "dispose it with a smile" ]	[ "laugh it off" ]
[ "One Heart, One Virtue" ]	77	一心一德	[ "be at one", "of one heart and one mind", "whole-heartedly and faithfully", "with united will" ]	[ "One Heart One Virtue" ]
[ "single-minded", "single-mindedly", "Single-mindedness" ]	78	一心一意	[ "wholeheartedly", "with one heart and one mind", "with all one's heart and mind", "put one's whole heart and soul into (something)", "give one's whole mind to", "be bent on", "be intent on (or upon)", "heart and soul", "with undivided attention" ]	[ "wholeheartedly" ]
[ "one's own wishful thinking", "wishful thinking", "one wishful thinking", "one side of the story" ]	79	一厢情愿	[ "(one's own) wishful thinking" ]	[ "wishful thinking" ]
[ "half-baked", "half-knowledge", "half knowledge", "half-knowledgeable" ]	80	一知半解	[ "superficial knowledge", "a smattering (hearsay) of knowledge", "scanty (or half-baked) knowledge", "limited and half-understood knowledge", "half knowledge", "sciolism" ]	[ "Little knowledge" ]
[ "a worthless piece of paper", "a piece of paper", "a dead letter", "a worthless document" ]	81	一纸空文	[ "empty words on a sheet of paper", "a mere scrap of paper", "a bit of waste paper" ]	[ "a piece of paper" ]
[ "A throw of the dice", "A throw of the dime", "A Thousand Dollars" ]	82	一掷千金	[ "spend money extravagantly", "stake a thousand pieces of geld on one throw", "gamble at high stakes", "spend lavishly", "throw away money like dirt", "spend money like water" ]	[ "big bucks" ]
[ "once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope", "once bitten, twice shy" ]	83	一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳	[ "once bitten, twice shy", "once bitten by a snake, one shies", "at a coiled rope for the next ten years", "a burnt child dreads the fire", "the scalded cat fears cold water" ]	[ "Once bitten, twice shy" ]
[ "overnight" ]	84	一朝一夕	[ "overnight", "in one morning or evening", "in a day", "a short duration of time" ]	[ "overnight" ]
[ "a pillow of yellow sorghum", "a pillow of sorghum" ]	85	一枕黄粱	[ "a brief dream of grandeur", "Golden Millet Dream" ]	[ "One Pillow of Yellow Rice" ]
[ "A shot to the heart", "A shot in the dark", "A shot in the arm" ]	86	一针见血	[ "hit the nail on the head", "pierce to the truth with a single pertinent remark", "reveal the heart of the matter in a few words", "go right to the heart of the matter", "make a pointed remark", "touch one on the raw", "hit the bird in the eye", "straight from the shoulder" ]	[ "Hit the nail on the head" ]
[ "one tension, one slack" ]	87	一张一弛	[ "strike a proper balance between work and rest", "alternate tension with relaxation" ]	[ "one by one" ]
[ "One wrong move and the whole game is lost" ]	88	一着不慎，满盘皆输	[ "one careless move and the whole game is lost", "a single careless move spoils the entire game", "a trip in one point would have spoiled all" ]	[ "If you are not careful, you will lose the whole game" ]
[ "one mistake and two errors", "one error and two mistakes", "one mistake, two errors" ]	89	一差二错	[ "possible mistake or mishap" ]	[ "One mistake and two mistakes" ]
[ "at a loss for words", "at aloss", "be at a loss for words", "be at a loss" ]	90	一筹莫展	[ "be at one's wits' end", "couldn't suggest a move or do a thing", "can find no way out", "be at the end of one's tether", "find (or stick) oneself in the mire", "not to have a feather to fly with", "with one's finger in one's mouth" ]	[ "Nothing can be done" ]
[ "spotlessly clean", "spotless" ]	91	一尘不染	[ "spotless", "not soiled by a speck of dust", "not to be stained (or soiled) with a particle of dust" ]	[ "spotless" ]
[ "one voice and a hundred choruses", "one voice and a hundred chords" ]	92	一唱百和	[ "chime in with others", "when one starts singing, all the others join in", "(of a suggestion, etc.) meet with general approval", "one sings, all follows" ]	[ "One hundred and one singing" ]
[ "One voice and one harmony" ]	93	一唱一和	[ "sing the same tune", "sing a duet with somebody", "sing in duet", "sing to the tune of", "sing in chorus with", "echo each other", "in tune with", "chime in with" ]	[ "one sing and one harmony" ]
[ "routine", "nothing changes", "Nothing is ever the same" ]	94	一成不变	[ "be set in one's ways", "fixed and unchangeable", "immutable and frozen", "hard and fast", "inflexible", "invariable", "changeless", "unalterable", "immutable" ]	[ "immutable" ]
[ "One Touch" ]	95	一触即发	[ "touch-and-go", "ready to be set off at a touch", "may be triggered at any moment", "be on the verge of breaking out", "touch off an explosive situation", "to an explosive point" ]	[ "Triggered" ]
[ "collapse at the first touch", "collapse on impact", "collapse on the first touch" ]	96	一触即溃	[ "collapse at the first encounter", "be routed at the first encounter" ]	[ "Crash at a touch" ]
[ "treat everyone equally", "treat all people equally", "treating all people equally" ]	97	一视同仁	[ "treat all alike without discrimination", "extend the same treatment to all", "give equal treatment to both", "regard all with equal favour", "be equally kind to all", "impartial kindness or favour", "not to make chalk of one and cheese of the other", "give the devil his due" ]	[ "Treat everyone equally" ]
[ "A single slip may cause a thousand hatreds." ]	98	一失足成千古恨	[ "a single slip may cause lasting sorrow", "the error of a moment becomes the regret of a lifetime", "one false step brings everlasting grief", "a wrong step taken results in eternal regret" ]	[ "One stumble becomes eternal hatred" ]
[ "be a failure to achieve anything", "be a total failure", "have achieved nothing" ]	99	一事无成	[ "get nowhere", "achieve (or accomplish) nothing", "nothing (or not a thing) accomplished" ]	[ "Nothing" ]

[ "before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises" ]

0

一波未平，一波又起

[ "suffer a string of reverses", "hardly has one wave subsided when another rises", "one trouble follows another" ]

[ "One wave is not flat, another wave is rising" ]

[ "a crushing defeat", "a total failure", "A defeat" ]

1

一败涂地

[ "suffer a crushing defeat", "be ruined (or wiped cut) completely", "utter failure (or defeat)", "a complete debacle", "an overwhelming defeat", "a total loss", "utterly routed", "bite the dust" ]

[ "A crushing defeat" ]

[ "General knowledge", "General Insight" ]

2

一般见识

[ "lower oneself to the same level as somebody else" ]

[ "General knowledge" ]

[ "A board with three eyes", "One board, three eyes", "One board with three eyes", "One board and three eyes" ]

3

一板三眼

[ "following a prescribed pattern in speech or action", "scrupulous and methodical", "very careful of the rules", "rigid" ]

[ "One board and three eyes" ]

[ "in all seriousness", "in earnest", "in good taste", "in a serious mood" ]

4

一本正经

[ "put on a solemn look", "assume a dead serious attitude", "with feigned impartiality", "in all seriousness", "in dead earnest", "prim and proper", "prudish", "priggishly" ]

[ "serious" ]

[ "All in one", "A million dollars" ]

5

一本万利

[ "make big profits with a small capital", "a small investment brings a ten thousand-fold profit", "highly profitable" ]

[ "a profit" ]

[ "One stroke to erase", "One stroke of erasure", "one stroke of a pen", "one stroke of a pencil" ]

6

一笔抹杀

[ "wipe out with one stroke of the pen", "blot out at one stroke", "be written off at one stroke", "condemn out of hand", "reject off-hand", "completely deny", "totally negate", "set at naught", "obliterate" ]

[ "an erasure" ]

[ "write off in one stroke", "write off at one stroke", "write off in one go", "Write it off in one stroke" ]

7

一笔勾销

[ "cancelled with one stroke of the pen", "write off altogether", "write off at one stroke", "abolish at one stroke", "cancel" ]

[ "write off" ]

[ "sing from the same nostril", "sing from one nostril" ]

8

一鼻孔出气

[ "be in tune with", "breathe through the same nostrils", "sing the same tune", "breathe (or talk) in the same way", "identify oneself with", "hold identical opinion", "be cheek by jowl with", "gang up with" ]

[ "Exhale through one nostril" ]

[ "An Armful of Power", "an arm's length", "an arm's length of power" ]

9

一臂之力

[ "a helping hand" ]

[ "a hand" ]

[ "One Step to Heaven", "One Step to the Top" ]

10

一步登天

[ "have a meteoric rise", "reach the sky in a single bound", "attain the highest level in one step", "ascend to heaven at a single bound" ]

[ "One step to the sky" ]

[ "I don't do it, I don't rest" ]

11

一不做，二不休

[ "once it is started, go through with it", "a thing once begun should not be put off until done", "carry the thing through, whatever the consequences", "in for a penny, in for a pound", "over shoes, over boots", "as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb" ]

[ "Don't do it, never stop" ]

[ "A beat is a match", "A beat is a good idea." ]

12

一拍即合

[ "fit in readily", "chime in easily" ]

[ "hit it off" ]

[ "A shovelful of yellow earth", "One shovelful of earth", "A shovelful of earth", "One shovelful of dirt" ]

13

一抔黃土

[ "mere dust heaps", "only a clod (or handful) of yellow earth", "a grave", "something utterly insignificant" ]

[ "a handful of loess" ]

[ "lit. a sheet of loose sand", "lit. a sheet of scattered sand" ]

14

一盘散沙

[ "lacking a spirit of cooperation", "a heap (a plate, a sheet or a tray) of loose sand -- a nation or group without cohesion, each individual for himself", "in a state of disunity" ]

[ "A plate of loose sand" ]

[ "penniless" ]

15

一贫如洗

[ "penniless", "as poor as though everything was washed away", "as poor as a church mouse", "as poor as Job", "not to have a shirt on one's back", "be on one's uppers", "in utter destitution", "poverty-stricken" ]

[ "destitute" ]

[ "one day's exposure, ten days' cold", "one exposure for ten days", "short attention span" ]

16

一曝十寒

[ "work hard for one day and do nothing for ten warm for one day and cold for ten days", "work on and off", "work (or do things) by fits and starts" ]

[ "One exposure and ten cold" ]

[ "Exactly the same", "Identical" ]

17

一模一样

[ "exactly alike", "be exactly the same as", "as two peas in a pod" ]

[ "exactly the same" ]

[ "One horse leads the way", "A horse in the lead", "One horse in the lead", "One horse leads the pack" ]

18

一马当先

[ "take the lead", "gallop to the head", "dash to the front of battle", "be in the fore-front", "be in the van" ]

[ "lead the way" ]

[ "A flat horse", "a flat road", "A horse flat" ]

19

一马平川

[ "a wide expanse of flat land", "flat country" ]

[ "One Horse Pingchuan" ]

[ "One lineage", "A lineage", "A lineage of the same", "A lineage of the same origin" ]

20

一脉相承

[ "of the same school", "come down in one continuous line", "can be traced to the same origin", "be imbued with the same spirit", "be a true disciple of", "run in a single (or continuous) line", "follow the same", "in the same strain", "a continuation of" ]

[ "Inheritance" ]

[ "stingy", "stubbornly" ]

21

一毛不拔

[ "miserly", "unwilling to give up even a hair - very stingy", "unwilling even to pluck out a hair for another - not to give a cent (to charity)", "very sparing in spending money", "not to lift (or stir) a finger to help", "refuse to be put to trouble", "as close as a clam", "cheese paring", "parsimonious" ]

[ "unplugged" ]

[ "one side of the story", "one-sided statement", "one side of a story" ]

22

一面之词

[ "one-sided statement", "the statement of only one of the parties" ]

[ "one-sided words" ]

[ "A face to face", "A face-to-face meeting", "A face-to-face relationship" ]

23

一面之交

[ "have met only once", "be casually acquainted" ]

[ "side by side" ]

[ "amaze the world with a single shot", "amaze the world", "astonishing" ]

24

一鸣惊人

[ "rocket to fame", "(of an obscure person) amaze the world with a single brilliant feat", "make one's mark at the first shot", "win popularity with the first work", "set the Thames on fire" ]

[ "blockbuster" ]

[ "one life is lost", "One Life", "one death" ]

25

一命呜呼

[ "kick the bucket", "be snuffed out", "launch into eternity", "go west", "pass away", "drop dead", "die" ]

[ "to death" ]

[ "At a glance" ]

26

一目了然

[ "understand fully at a glance", "be clear (or manifest) at a glance", "see all at a glance", "see with half an eye", "be written all over one's face", "carry on its face", "he that (or who) runs may read", "leap to the eye" ]

[ "at a glance" ]

[ "Ten lines at a glance", "10 lines at a glance", "Ten lines in a row" ]

27

一目十行

[ "take in ten lines at one glance (said of a rapid reader)" ]

[ "Ten lines at a glance" ]

[ "A Thousand Shots", "One shot for a thousand pounds" ]

28

一发千钧

[ "by (or with) the skin of one's teeth", "a hundredweight hanging by hair in imminent peril", "a thousand piculs suspended by a single hair", "in a most dangerous condition (very critical situation)", "an impending disaster", "hang upon a thread", "be in the balance", "the sword of Damocles" ]

[ "One shot" ]

[ "Smooth sailing", "A smooth sailing" ]

29

一帆风顺

[ "plain (or smooth) sailing", "have a favourable wind throughout the voyage", "sail before (or with) the wind without a hitch", "good innings" ]

[ "smooth sailing" ]

[ "a departure from the norm", "out of the ordinary", "out of character" ]

30

一反常态

[ "act out of character", "depart from one's normal behavior" ]

[ "uncharacteristically" ]

[ "a success", "A gainful achievement", "a success story" ]

31

一得之功

[ "just an occasional, minor success" ]

[ "One hits at a time" ]

[ "a fool's errand", "A Fool's Choice", "A Foolishness of Gain" ]

32

一得之愚

[ "my humble opinion - (polite expression)" ]

[ "The foolishness" ]

[ "one cut, two cuts", "One cut, two breaks" ]

33

一刀两断

[ "make a clean break", "cut into two at one stroke of the knife", "be severed into two at one blow", "sever connections with somebody" ]

[ "Cut in two" ]

[ "a mess of scrapes", "a mess of shavings", "a mess of scrapers", "a mess of shaving" ]

34

一塌刮子

[ "the sum total", "a grand total" ]

[ "a scraper" ]

[ "a mess", "a complete mess", "a total mess" ]

35

一塌糊涂

[ "in a complete mess", "in an awful state", "in an awful mess", "in a muddle", "a hell of a mess" ]

[ "a mess" ]

[ "A pool of stagnant water", "A pool of dead water" ]

36

一潭死水

[ "a stagnated, dull atmosphere", "a pond of stagnant water" ]

[ "a pool of stagnant water" ]

[ "A harmonious group", "A harmonious group of people" ]

37

一团和气

[ "an easygoing atmosphere", "keep on good terms with everyone at the expense of principle", "keep on the right side of everyone", "a prevailing mood of harmony", "unprincipled peace", "harmony all around" ]

[ "peace of mind" ]

[ "a slip of the tongue", "One thought", "a single thought" ]

38

一念之差

[ "a momentary slip", "a wrong decision made in a moment of weakness (with serious consequences)" ]

[ "difference of thought" ]

[ "A promise of a thousand dollars", "A Promise of a Thousand Pieces" ]

39

一诺千金

[ "a solemn promise", "a verbal promise is worth a thousand ounces of gold", "a promise that will be kept", "one's word is as good as one's bond", "a bargain's a bargain" ]

[ "A promise of gold" ]

[ "Once and for all", "Get it done once and for all" ]

40

一劳永逸

[ "put things right once and for ail", "by one supreme effort to win eternal ease", "get something done once (and) for all", "solutions that hold good for all time" ]

[ "once and for all" ]

[ "be plainly visible", "in full view", "in plain view", "at a glance" ]

41

一览无余

[ "take in everything at a glance" ]

[ "unobstructed view" ]

[ "once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved" ]

42

一了百了

[ "death ends all one's troubles", "one finished all is finished", "when a man is dead, everything is finished", "all troubles end when the main trouble ends" ]

[ "one hundred" ]

[ "lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces", "lit. one scale and half a claw" ]

43

一鳞半爪

[ "odd bits / fragments", "just a few known details of a larger whole" ]

[ "One Scale Half Claw" ]

[ "Have a safe trip", "Have a safe journey" ]

44

一路平安

[ "have a good trip", "have a pleasant journey", "a pleasant journey to you!", "a safe journey", "bon voyage!" ]

[ "safe journey" ]

[ "fig. (of business, popularity etc) suffer a sudden, devastating decline", "lit. drop a thousand zhang", "take a dive" ]

45

一落千丈

[ "suffer a sudden (disastrous, ruinous or calamitous) decline", "drop 10,000 feet in one fall", "a precipitate (great or terrific) drop", "rapid declension" ]

[ "plummeted" ]

[ "A change from the old ways", "A change from the old rut", "A change from the old way" ]

46

一改故辙

[ "rid oneself of an old habit", "depart from the old rut and courageously set on a new way" ]

[ "Change the way" ]

[ "generalize", "generalization", "generalizations", "lump sum" ]

47

一概而论

[ "put in the same category", "treat (different matters) as the same", "lump people or things under one head", "lump together" ]

[ "In general terms" ]

[ "one and all", "one and two-thirds", "one clean", "one dry" ]

48

一干二净

[ "spick-and-span", "root and branch", "hook, stock and barrel", "hook, line and sinker", "thoroughly", "completely", "neat and tidy" ]

[ "clean" ]

[ "in one fell swoop", "in one go", "in a single bound" ]

49

一鼓作气

[ "get something done in one vigorous effort", "at the first drum courage is aroused", "with one effort it can be accomplished", "press on to the finish without letup", "at one fling", "at a dash" ]

[ "all in one go" ]

[ "One country, three princes", "One country and three princes" ]

50

一国三公

[ "divided leadership", "a state with three rulers" ]

[ "One country, three princes" ]

[ "beaten to death with a single stick", "beaten to death with a stick", "beaten to death by a stick", "beat to death with a stick" ]

51

一棍子打死

[ "finish off with a single blow", "knock somebody down at one stroke", "kill with a blow", "deal one fatal blow", "shatter at one stroke", "completely negate" ]

[ "kill with a stick" ]

[ "A moment is worth a thousand dollars", "A moment is worth a thousand", "A moment of gold" ]

52

一刻千金

[ "every moment is precious", "value every minute" ]

[ "A moment of gold" ]

[ "One-sided view", "One-eyed view", "A Hole in the Head", "A Hole in the Wall" ]

53

一孔之见

[ "a narrow (limited, partial or peep-hole) view" ]

[ "A hole in sight" ]

[ "disperse in a confusion", "disperse in confusion", "disperse in a heap", "disperse in a confused mass" ]

54

一哄而散

[ "disperse after making a noise", "break up" ]

[ "go away" ]

[ "one call for a hundred promises", "one call for 100 promises" ]

55

一呼百诺

[ "have hundreds at one's beck and call", "when one gives a call, a hundred respond" ]

[ "One Hubano" ]

[ "One call for a hundred responses", "One call for a hundred answers" ]

56

一呼百应

[ "an appeal meets with immediate response", "a call draws response from hundreds of people", "hundreds respond to a single call", "ready to go into action in their hundreds" ]

[ "A hundred calls" ]

[ "with a single swing", "with a single swipe", "with a single stroke", "with one swing" ]

57

一挥而就

[ "be done with one stroke of the pen", "a flourish of the pen and it's done", "finish a piece of writing or a painting at one go" ]

[ "in a flash" ]

[ "A skill", "One skill", "A skill in the field" ]

58

一技之长

[ "speciality", "proficiency in a particular line (or field)", "professional skill", "a single skill" ]

[ "a skill" ]

[ "Love at first sight" ]

59

一见钟情

[ "fall in love (with one) at first sight", "love at first sight" ]

[ "love at first sight" ]

[ "Two birds with one stone", "Two birds, one stone", "Double whammy" ]

60

一箭双雕

[ "kill two birds with one stone", "shoot two hawks with one arrow", "one arrow shot two eagles", "answer a double purpose", "achieve two things at one stroke", "dual gain" ]

[ "Kill two birds with one stone" ]

[ "It's like seeing each other." ]

61

一见如故

[ "become fast friends at the first meeting", "feel like old friends at the first meeting", "friendly at the first meeting" ]

[ "See you soon" ]

[ "Two birds with one stone", "Two birds, one stone", "Two in one" ]

62

一举两得

[ "achieve two things at one stroke", "kill two birds with one stone" ]

[ "Kill two birds with one stone" ]

[ "One shot at fame", "One shot to fame", "One hit" ]

63

一举成名

[ "achieve instant fame", "become famous overnight" ]

[ "rise to fame" ]

[ "one stumble, unable to recover", "one stumble, no recovery", "one stumble, but no recovery" ]

64

一蹶不振

[ "fail utterly", "once fallen never to rise again", "unable to get up after a fall", "collapse after one setback", "never be able to recover after a setback", "be roundly defeated" ]

[ "slumped" ]

[ "A showdown", "A battle of the sexes", "A fight for the ages" ]

65

一决雌雄

[ "have a showdown with", "wage a decisive fight or battle against - see who is master", "fight to see who is the stronger", "fight it out" ]

[ "Showdown" ]

[ "in one fell swoop", "in one go", "in one breath", "one breath" ]

66

一气呵成

[ "(of an essay) form a coherent whole", "make smooth reading", "get something done at one go", "accomplish something without any interruption or letup", "at a heat", "at a stretch", "at a dash", "in a breath" ]

[ "all in one go" ]

[ "I don't understand a word", "I can't understand a word" ]

67

一窍不通

[ "not to know the first thing", "about something", "know nothing of (or about)", "be utterly ignorant of", "utterly stupid and dense", "lack the slightest knowledge of", "not know the AB(of", "be (all) Greek to (somebody)", "out of one's element", "impenetrably dull", "an absolute blockhead", "a complete ignoramus" ]

[ "know nothing" ]

[ "jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other." ]

68

一丘之貉

[ "jackals of the same lair", "birds of a feather", "tigers from the same den", "brigands of the same stripe", "tarred with the same brush (or stick)", "cut from the same cloth", "patterned from the same mold", "of the same batch" ]

[ "A raccoon dog" ]

[ "not worth a penny", "Not worth a dime." ]

69

一钱不值

[ "utterly worthless", "not worth a penny", "mere trash" ]

[ "worthless" ]

[ "It's clear as day.", "It's clear.", "It's crystal clear." ]

70

一清二楚

[ "completely (or perfectly) clear", "as plain as daylight" ]

[ "clear" ]

[ "Once gone, never return", "Once gone, never to return", "Once gone, never go back", "Never go back" ]

71

一去不复返

[ "gone forever", "gone and sever to return", "once gone, never to come back", "leave for good" ]

[ "gone forever" ]

[ "impoverished", "backward-looking", "destitute and impoverished", "destitute and homeless" ]

72

一穷二白

[ "backward both economically and culturally", "poor and blank", "poverty and blankness" ]

[ "One poor and two white" ]

[ "one breath remains", "one breath left", "one breath left to live" ]

73

一息尚存

[ "as long as one lives", "so long as one still has a breath left", "till one's last gasp" ]

[ "Surviving" ]

[ "A crab is better than a crab" ]

74

一蟹不如一蟹

[ "from bad to worse", "each crab is smaller than the one before - each one is worse than the last", "get worse and worse" ]

[ "A crab is worse than a crab" ]

[ "a torrent of water", "A flood of water", "a torrent", "A flood of" ]

75

一泻千里

[ "(of a writer's style) forceful and flowing", "(of a river) rush down a thousand li", "flow down vigorously" ]

[ "A thousand miles" ]

[ "dismiss with a smile", "dismiss with a laugh", "make light of", "dismiss with a grin" ]

76

一笑置之

[ "laugh off", "dismiss with a laugh (or smile)", "dispose it with a smile" ]

[ "laugh it off" ]

[ "One Heart, One Virtue" ]

77

一心一德

[ "be at one", "of one heart and one mind", "whole-heartedly and faithfully", "with united will" ]

[ "One Heart One Virtue" ]

[ "single-minded", "single-mindedly", "Single-mindedness" ]

78

一心一意

[ "wholeheartedly", "with one heart and one mind", "with all one's heart and mind", "put one's whole heart and soul into (something)", "give one's whole mind to", "be bent on", "be intent on (or upon)", "heart and soul", "with undivided attention" ]

[ "wholeheartedly" ]

[ "one's own wishful thinking", "wishful thinking", "one wishful thinking", "one side of the story" ]

79

一厢情愿

[ "(one's own) wishful thinking" ]

[ "wishful thinking" ]

[ "half-baked", "half-knowledge", "half knowledge", "half-knowledgeable" ]

80

一知半解

[ "superficial knowledge", "a smattering (hearsay) of knowledge", "scanty (or half-baked) knowledge", "limited and half-understood knowledge", "half knowledge", "sciolism" ]

[ "Little knowledge" ]

[ "a worthless piece of paper", "a piece of paper", "a dead letter", "a worthless document" ]

81

一纸空文

[ "empty words on a sheet of paper", "a mere scrap of paper", "a bit of waste paper" ]

[ "a piece of paper" ]

[ "A throw of the dice", "A throw of the dime", "A Thousand Dollars" ]

82

一掷千金

[ "spend money extravagantly", "stake a thousand pieces of geld on one throw", "gamble at high stakes", "spend lavishly", "throw away money like dirt", "spend money like water" ]

[ "big bucks" ]

[ "once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope", "once bitten, twice shy" ]

83

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

[ "once bitten, twice shy", "once bitten by a snake, one shies", "at a coiled rope for the next ten years", "a burnt child dreads the fire", "the scalded cat fears cold water" ]

[ "Once bitten, twice shy" ]

[ "overnight" ]

84

一朝一夕

[ "overnight", "in one morning or evening", "in a day", "a short duration of time" ]

[ "overnight" ]

[ "a pillow of yellow sorghum", "a pillow of sorghum" ]

85

一枕黄粱

[ "a brief dream of grandeur", "Golden Millet Dream" ]

[ "One Pillow of Yellow Rice" ]

[ "A shot to the heart", "A shot in the dark", "A shot in the arm" ]

86

一针见血

[ "hit the nail on the head", "pierce to the truth with a single pertinent remark", "reveal the heart of the matter in a few words", "go right to the heart of the matter", "make a pointed remark", "touch one on the raw", "hit the bird in the eye", "straight from the shoulder" ]

[ "Hit the nail on the head" ]

[ "one tension, one slack" ]

87

一张一弛

[ "strike a proper balance between work and rest", "alternate tension with relaxation" ]

[ "one by one" ]

[ "One wrong move and the whole game is lost" ]

88

一着不慎，满盘皆输

[ "one careless move and the whole game is lost", "a single careless move spoils the entire game", "a trip in one point would have spoiled all" ]

[ "If you are not careful, you will lose the whole game" ]

[ "one mistake and two errors", "one error and two mistakes", "one mistake, two errors" ]

89

一差二错

[ "possible mistake or mishap" ]

[ "One mistake and two mistakes" ]

[ "at a loss for words", "at aloss", "be at a loss for words", "be at a loss" ]

90

一筹莫展

[ "be at one's wits' end", "couldn't suggest a move or do a thing", "can find no way out", "be at the end of one's tether", "find (or stick) oneself in the mire", "not to have a feather to fly with", "with one's finger in one's mouth" ]

[ "Nothing can be done" ]

[ "spotlessly clean", "spotless" ]

91

一尘不染

[ "spotless", "not soiled by a speck of dust", "not to be stained (or soiled) with a particle of dust" ]

[ "spotless" ]

[ "one voice and a hundred choruses", "one voice and a hundred chords" ]

92

一唱百和

[ "chime in with others", "when one starts singing, all the others join in", "(of a suggestion, etc.) meet with general approval", "one sings, all follows" ]

[ "One hundred and one singing" ]

[ "One voice and one harmony" ]

93

一唱一和

[ "sing the same tune", "sing a duet with somebody", "sing in duet", "sing to the tune of", "sing in chorus with", "echo each other", "in tune with", "chime in with" ]

[ "one sing and one harmony" ]

[ "routine", "nothing changes", "Nothing is ever the same" ]

94

一成不变

[ "be set in one's ways", "fixed and unchangeable", "immutable and frozen", "hard and fast", "inflexible", "invariable", "changeless", "unalterable", "immutable" ]

[ "immutable" ]

[ "One Touch" ]

95

一触即发

[ "touch-and-go", "ready to be set off at a touch", "may be triggered at any moment", "be on the verge of breaking out", "touch off an explosive situation", "to an explosive point" ]

[ "Triggered" ]

[ "collapse at the first touch", "collapse on impact", "collapse on the first touch" ]

96

一触即溃

[ "collapse at the first encounter", "be routed at the first encounter" ]

[ "Crash at a touch" ]

[ "treat everyone equally", "treat all people equally", "treating all people equally" ]

97

一视同仁

[ "treat all alike without discrimination", "extend the same treatment to all", "give equal treatment to both", "regard all with equal favour", "be equally kind to all", "impartial kindness or favour", "not to make chalk of one and cheese of the other", "give the devil his due" ]

[ "Treat everyone equally" ]

[ "A single slip may cause a thousand hatreds." ]

98

一失足成千古恨

[ "a single slip may cause lasting sorrow", "the error of a moment becomes the regret of a lifetime", "one false step brings everlasting grief", "a wrong step taken results in eternal regret" ]

[ "One stumble becomes eternal hatred" ]

[ "be a failure to achieve anything", "be a total failure", "have achieved nothing" ]

99

一事无成

[ "get nowhere", "achieve (or accomplish) nothing", "nothing (or not a thing) accomplished" ]

[ "Nothing" ]

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