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一石二鸟
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ㄧˋㄕˊㄦˋㄋㄧㄠˇ two birds with one stone
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半途而废
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ㄅㄢˋㄊㄨˊㄦˊㄈㄟˋ to give up halfway / to quit midway
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半斤八两
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ㄅㄢˋㄐㄧㄣ -ㄅㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˇ six of one half dozen of the other / much the same
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不劳而获
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ㄅㄨˋㄌㄠˊㄦˊㄏㄨㄛˊ to reap without sowing / to get something for nothing
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马到成功
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ㄇㄚˇㄉㄠˋㄔㄥˊㄍㄨㄥ immediate success / to win quickly
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一帆风顺
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ㄧ ㄈㄢ -ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄣˋ smooth sailing / everything goes well
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笑到最后
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ㄒㄧㄠˋㄉㄠˋㄗㄨㄟˋㄏㄡˋ he who laughs last laughs best
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功夫不负有心人
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ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄨ˙ ㄅㄨˋㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ hard work pays off
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失败是成功之母
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ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄔㄥˊㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄇㄨˇ failure is the mother of success
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冰冻三尺非一日之寒
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ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ, ㄈㄟ ㄧ ㄖˋ ㄓ ㄏㄢˊ Three feet of ice does not form in a single day.—The trouble has been brewing for some time. or Problems have piled up. Rome was not built in a day
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活到老学到老
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ㄏㄨㄛˊㄉㄠˋㄌㄠˇㄒㄩㄝˊㄉㄠˋㄌㄠˇ live and learn / never too old to learn
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三人行必有我师
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ㄙㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ, ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄕ among any three people there is one I can learn from
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知己知彼百战不殆
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ㄓ ㄐㄧˇㄓ ㄅㄧˇ, ㄅㄞˇㄓㄢˋㄅㄨˋㄉㄞˋ. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles
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百闻不如一见
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ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋㄖㄨˊ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ seeing is believing
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眼见为实
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ㄧㄢˇㄐㄧㄢˋㄨㄟˊㄕˊ seeing is believing / what you see is real
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说曹操曹操到
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ㄕㄨㄛˊㄘㄠˊㄘㄠ˙ㄘㄠˊㄘㄠ˙ㄉㄠˋ speak of the devil
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人山人海
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ㄖㄣˊㄕㄢˊㄖㄣˊㄏㄞˇ a sea of people / packed with people
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热闹
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ㄖㄜˋㄋㄠˋ lively / bustling / excitement
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门庭若市
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ㄇㄣˊㄊㄧㄥˊㄖㄨㄛˋㄕˋ bustling like a marketplace / extremely busy
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心急如焚
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ㄒㄧㄣˊㄐㄧˊㄖㄨˊㄈㄣˊ burning with anxiety / extremely anxious
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将心比心
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ㄐㄧㄤˊㄒㄧㄣˊㄅㄧˇㄒㄧㄣ to put oneself in another’s shoes
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换位思考
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ㄏㄨㄢˋㄨㄟˋㄙˊㄎㄠˇ to consider from another’s perspective
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退一步海阔天空
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ㄊㄨㄟˋㄧˋㄅㄨˋㄏㄞˇㄎㄨㄛˋㄊㄧㄢˊㄎㄨㄥ take a step back and the world opens up
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塞翁失马
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ㄙㄞˋㄨㄥˊㄕˊㄇㄚˇ every cloud has a silver lining (lit. the old man on the frontier lost his horse)
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祸不单行
ㄏㄨㄛˋㄅㄨˋㄉㄢˊㄒㄧㄥˊ misfortunes never come singly / when it rains it pours
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吃苦耐劳
ㄔˊㄎㄨˇㄋㄞˋㄌㄠˊ to endure hardships / hardworking and persevering
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实事求是
ㄕˊㄕˋㄑㄧㄡˊㄕˋ to seek truth from facts / to be pragmatic
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光明正大
ㄍㄨㄤˊㄇㄧㄥˊㄓㄥˋㄉㄚˋ open and aboveboard / honest and upright
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光明磊落
ㄍㄨㄤˊㄇㄧㄥˊㄌㄟˇㄌㄨㄛˋ upright and candid / frank and open
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心直口快
ㄒㄧㄣˊㄓˊㄎㄡˇㄎㄨㄞˋ frank and outspoken / speak one's mind
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口是心非
ㄎㄡˇㄕˋㄒㄧㄣˊㄈㄟ to say one thing but mean another / double-tongued
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表里不一
ㄅㄧㄠˇㄌㄧˇㄅㄨˋㄧ appearance differs from reality / two-faced
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名副其实
ㄇㄧㄥˊㄈㄨˋㄑㄧˊㄕˊ to live up to one's name / deserving the reputation
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名不副实
ㄇㄧㄥˊㄅㄨˋㄈㄨˋㄕˊ the name does not match the reality
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言而有信
ㄧㄢˊㄦˊㄧㄡˇㄒㄧㄣˋ to keep one's word / trustworthy
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食言而肥
ㄕˊㄧㄢˊㄦˊㄈㄟˊ to break one's promise (lit. to eat one's words and grow fat)
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一言为定
ㄧˋㄧㄢˊㄨㄟˊㄉㄧㄥˋ it's a deal / we have a deal / settled by a word
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说到做到
ㄕㄨㄛˊㄉㄠˋㄗㄨㄛˋㄉㄠˋ to do what one says / to keep one's word
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言行一致
ㄧㄢˊㄒㄧㄥˊㄧˋㄓˋ words and actions are consistent / practice what you preach
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患难见真情
ㄏㄨㄢˋㄋㄢˊㄐㄧㄢˋㄓㄣˊㄑㄧㄥˊ adversity reveals true friendship
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有福同享有难同当
ㄧㄡˇㄈㄨˊㄊㄨㄥˊㄒㄧㄤˇㄧㄡˇㄋㄢˊㄊㄨㄥˊㄉㄤ share joys and sorrows together
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和气生财
ㄏㄜˊㄑㄧˋㄕㄥˊㄘㄞˊ harmony brings wealth / a genial manner brings success
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人心隔肚皮
ㄖㄣˊㄒㄧㄣˊㄍㄜˊㄉㄨˋㄆㄧˊ it's hard to know another's heart
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眼不见心不烦
ㄧㄢˇㄅㄨˋㄐㄧㄢˋㄒㄧㄣˊㄅㄨˋㄈㄢˊ out of sight out of mind
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来者不拒
ㄌㄞˊㄓㄜˇㄅㄨˋㄐㄩˋ to refuse nobody / to accept all comers
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宁缺勿滥
ㄋㄧㄥˋㄑㄩㄝˊㄨˋㄌㄢˋ better to lack than to have something inferior
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物以类聚
ㄨˋㄧˇㄌㄟˋㄐㄩˋ birds of a feather flock together
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近朱者赤近墨者黑
ㄐㄧㄣˋㄓㄨˊㄓㄜˇㄔˋㄐㄧㄣˋㄇㄛˋㄓㄜˇㄏㄟ you are known by the company you keep
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路遥知马力日久见人心
ㄌㄨˋㄧㄠˊㄓˊㄇㄚˇㄌㄧˋㄖˋㄐㄧㄡˇㄐㄧㄢˋㄖㄣˊㄒㄧㄣ time reveals a person's heart / you know a man over time
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人不可貌相
ㄖㄣˊㄅㄨˋㄎㄜˇㄇㄠˋㄒㄧㄤˋ don't judge a book by its cover / looks are deceiving
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不能以貌取人
ㄅㄨˋㄋㄥˊㄧˇㄇㄠˋㄑㄩˇㄖㄣˊ don't judge people by appearances
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己所不欲勿施于人
ㄐㄧˇㄙㄨㄛˇㄅㄨˋㄩˋㄨˋㄕˊㄩˊㄖㄣˊ do not do to others what you would not want done to you
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多一事不如少一事
ㄉㄨㄛˊㄧˋㄕˋㄅㄨˋㄖㄨˊㄕㄠˇㄧˋㄕˋ the less trouble the better / let sleeping dogs lie
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大事化小小事化了
ㄉㄚˋㄕˋㄏㄨㄚˋㄒㄧㄠˇㄒㄧㄠˇㄕˋㄏㄨㄚˋㄌㄧㄠˇ to turn a big issue into a small one and a small one into nothing
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随机应变
ㄙㄨㄟˊㄐㄧˊㄧㄥˋㄅㄧㄢˋ to adapt to changing circumstances / to play it by ear
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临危不惧
ㄌㄧㄣˊㄨㄟˊㄅㄨˋㄐㄩˋ fearless in the face of danger
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当机立断
ㄉㄤˊㄐㄧˊㄌㄧˋㄉㄨㄢˋ to make a prompt decision
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深思熟虑
ㄕㄣˊㄙˊㄕㄨˊㄌㄩˋ to think carefully and thoroughly
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举一反三
ㄐㄩˇㄧˋㄈㄢˇㄙㄢ to draw inferences / to use one example to understand many
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触类旁通
ㄔㄨˋㄌㄟˋㄆㄤˊㄊㄨㄥ to master one and know all similar things
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学以致用
ㄒㄩㄝˊㄧˇㄓˋㄩㄥˋ to apply what one learns / to put knowledge into practice
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活学活用
ㄏㄨㄛˊㄒㄩㄝˊㄏㄨㄛˊㄩㄥˋ to learn and apply flexibly
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温故知新
ㄨㄣˊㄍㄨˋㄓˊㄒㄧㄣ to review the old and discover the new
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博学多才
ㄅㄛˊㄒㄩㄝˊㄉㄨㄛˊㄘㄞˊ learned and multi-talented
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专心致志
ㄓㄨㄢˊㄒㄧㄣˊㄓˋㄓˋ to concentrate fully / to be wholly devoted
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废寝忘食
ㄈㄟˋㄑㄧㄣˇㄨㄤˋㄕˊ to forget to sleep and eat (out of devotion to work)
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勤能补拙
ㄑㄧㄣˊㄋㄥˊㄅㄨˇㄓㄨㄛ diligence can make up for one's shortcomings
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笨鸟先飞
ㄅㄣˋㄋㄧㄠˇㄒㄧㄢˊㄈㄟ the slow bird must start early / a slow person must make an extra effort
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水滴石穿
ㄕㄨㄟˇㄉㄧˊㄕˊㄔㄨㄢ constant dripping wears away the stone / persistence pays off
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欲速则不达
ㄩˋㄙˋㄗㄜˊㄅㄨˋㄉㄚˊ haste makes waste
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磨刀不误砍柴工
ㄇㄛˊㄉㄠˊㄅㄨˋㄨˋㄎㄢˇㄔㄞˊㄍㄨㄥ sharpening the axe won't delay the cutting of firewood / proper preparation saves time
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凡事预则立不预则废
ㄈㄢˊㄕˋㄩˋㄗㄜˊㄌㄧˋㄅㄨˋㄩˋㄗㄜˊㄈㄟˋ plan ahead or fail
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瓜熟蒂落
ㄍㄨㄚˊㄕㄨˊㄉㄧˋㄌㄨㄛˋ when conditions are ripe success will come naturally
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功到自然成
ㄍㄨㄥˊㄉㄠˋㄗˋㄖㄢˊㄔㄥˊ success will come naturally when you have put in enough effort
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顺其自然
ㄕㄨㄣˋㄑㄧˊㄗˋㄖㄢˊ to let nature take its course / go with the flow
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知足常乐
ㄓˊㄗㄨˊㄔㄤˊㄌㄜˋ contentment brings happiness / be happy with what you have
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身体是革命的本钱
ㄕㄣˊㄊㄧˇㄕˋㄍㄜˊㄇㄧㄥˋ˙ㄉㄜ˙ㄅㄣˇㄑㄧㄢˊ health is the foundation of everything / take care of your health
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活着就是幸福
ㄏㄨㄛˊㄓㄜ˙ㄐㄧㄡˋㄕˋㄒㄧㄥˋㄈㄨˊ to be alive is to be blessed
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助人为乐
ㄓㄨˋㄖㄣˊㄨㄟˊㄌㄜˋ to find joy in helping others
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赠人玫瑰手有余香
ㄗㄥˋㄖㄣˊㄇㄟˊㄍㄨㄟˋㄕㄡˇㄧㄡˇㄩˊㄒㄧㄤ the fragrance of the rose stays on the hand that gives it
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前人种树后人乘凉
ㄑㄧㄢˊㄖㄣˊㄓㄨㄥˇㄕㄨˋㄏㄡˋㄖㄣˊㄔㄥˊㄌㄧㄤˊ one generation plants trees under which the next generation rests
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饮水思源
ㄧㄣˇㄕㄨㄟˇㄙˊㄩㄢˊ when drinking water think of the source / remember where you came from
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乘风破浪
ㄔㄥˊㄈㄥˊㄆㄛˋㄌㄤˋ to brave the wind and waves / to forge ahead against adversity
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有志者事竟成
ㄧㄡˇㄓˋㄓㄜˇㄕˋㄐㄧㄥˋㄔㄥˊ where there is a will there is a way
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天下无难事只怕有心人
ㄊㄧㄢˊㄒㄧㄚˋㄨˊㄋㄢˊㄕˋㄓˇㄆㄚˋㄧㄡˇㄒㄧㄣˊㄖㄣˊ nothing in the world is too difficult if you set your heart on it
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不怕慢就怕站
ㄅㄨˋㄆㄚˋㄇㄢˋㄐㄧㄡˋㄆㄚˋㄓㄢˋ don't fear going slowly only fear standing still
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不破不立
ㄅㄨˋㄆㄛˋㄅㄨˋㄌㄧˋ without destruction there is no construction
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革故鼎新
ㄍㄜˊㄍㄨˋㄉㄧㄥˇㄒㄧㄣ to discard the old and adopt the new / reform
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后来居上
ㄏㄡˋㄌㄞˊㄐㄩˊㄕㄤˋ the latecomer surpasses the old-timer / latecomers outperform
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青出于蓝而胜于蓝
ㄑㄧㄥˊㄔㄨˊㄩˊㄌㄢˊㄦˊㄕㄥˋㄩˊㄌㄢˊ the student surpasses the master
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长江后浪推前浪
ㄔㄤˊㄐㄧㄤˊㄏㄡˋㄌㄤˋㄊㄨㄟˊㄑㄧㄢˊㄌㄤˋ each generation outdoes the previous one
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千里之行始于足下
ㄑㄧㄢˊㄌㄧˇㄓˊㄒㄧㄥˊㄕˇㄩˊㄗㄨˊㄒㄧㄚˋ a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
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人无远虑必有近忧
ㄖㄣˊㄨˊㄩㄢˇㄌㄩˋㄅㄧˋㄧㄡˇㄐㄧㄣˋㄧㄡ without long-term planning there will be short-term worries
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逆水行舟不进则退
ㄋㄧˋㄕㄨㄟˇㄒㄧㄥˊㄓㄡ ˊㄅㄨˋㄐㄧㄣˋㄗㄜˊㄊㄨㄟˋ like a boat sailing upstream — no advance means retreat
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宁可信其有不可信其无
ㄋㄧㄥˋㄎㄜˇㄒㄧㄣˋㄑㄧˊㄧㄡˇㄅㄨˋㄎㄜˇㄒㄧㄣˋㄑㄧˊㄨˊ better safe than sorry
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眼高手低
ㄧㄢˇㄍㄠˊㄕㄡˇㄉㄧ to have high standards but low ability / all talk no action
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好高骛远
ㄏㄠˇㄍㄠˊㄨˋㄩㄢˇ to aim too high / unrealistic ambition
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脚踏实地
ㄐㄧㄠˇㄊㄚˋㄕˊㄉㄧˋ down-to-earth / practical / feet on the ground
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急功近利
ㄐㄧˊㄍㄨㄥˊㄐㄧㄣˋㄌㄧˋ eager for quick success / short-sighted
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本末倒置
ㄅㄣˇㄇㄛˋㄉㄠˋㄓˋ to put the cart before the horse
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因小失大
ㄧㄣˊㄒㄧㄠˇㄕˊㄉㄚˋ to penny-wise and pound-foolish
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丢了西瓜捡芝麻
ㄉㄧㄡˊㄌㄜ˙ㄒㄧˊㄍㄨㄚˊㄐㄧㄢˇㄓˊㄇㄚ to drop the watermelon to pick up the sesame — lose big to gain little
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得不偿失
ㄉㄜˊㄅㄨˋㄔㄤˊㄕ the gain does not make up for the loss
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福祸相依
ㄈㄨˊㄏㄨㄛˋㄒㄧㄤˊㄧ good fortune and bad fortune are intertwined
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乐极生悲
ㄌㄜˋㄐㄧˊㄕㄥˊㄅㄟ extreme joy begets sorrow
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苦尽甘来
ㄎㄨˇㄐㄧㄣˋㄍㄢˊㄌㄞˊ after bitterness comes sweetness / light at end of tunnel
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破镜重圆
ㄆㄛˋㄐㄧㄥˋㄓㄨㄥˊㄩㄢˊ a broken mirror made whole — reconciliation after estrangement
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亡羊补牢
ㄨㄤˊㄧㄤˊㄅㄨˇㄌㄠˊ mend the fence after the sheep are gone — better late than never
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亡羊补牢未为晚
ㄨㄤˊㄧㄤˊㄅㄨˇㄌㄠˊㄨㄟˋㄨㄟˊㄨㄢˇ it's not too late to mend the fence after losing the sheep
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前车之鉴
ㄑㄧㄢˊㄔㄜˊㄓˊㄐㄧㄢˋ a lesson from the past / learn from others' mistakes
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吃一堑长一智
ㄔˊㄧˋㄑㄧㄢˋㄓㄤˇㄧˋㄓˋ a fall in the pit a gain in your wit / learn from failure
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一分耕耘一分收获
ㄧˋㄈㄣˊㄍㄥˊㄩㄣˊㄧˋㄈㄣˊㄕㄡˊㄏㄨㄛˊ you reap what you sow
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种瓜得瓜种豆得豆
ㄓㄨㄥˇㄍㄨㄚˊㄉㄜˊㄍㄨㄚˊㄓㄨㄥˇㄉㄡˋㄉㄜˊㄉㄡˋ plant melons get melons, plant beans get beans / you reap what you sow
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一个巴掌拍不响
ㄧˋㄍㄜˋㄅㄚˊㄓㄤˇㄆㄞˊㄅㄨˋㄒㄧㄤˇ it takes two to tango
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三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮
ㄙㄢˊㄍㄜˋㄔㄡˋㄆㄧˊㄐㄧㄤˋㄙㄞˋㄍㄨㄛˋㄓㄨˊㄍㄜˊㄌㄧㄤˋ three cobblers surpass Zhuge Liang — collective wisdom beats individual genius
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众人拾柴火焰高
ㄓㄨㄥˋㄖㄣˊㄕˊㄔㄞˊㄏㄨㄛˇㄧㄢˋㄍㄠ many hands make the fire burn high — in unity there is strength
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团结就是力量
ㄊㄨㄢˊㄐㄧㄝˊㄐㄧㄡˋㄕˋㄌㄧˋㄌㄧㄤˋ unity is strength
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独木不成林
ㄉㄨˊㄇㄨˋㄅㄨˋㄔㄥˊㄌㄧㄣˊ a single tree does not make a forest — no one succeeds alone
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授人以鱼不如授人以渔
ㄕㄡˋㄖㄣˊㄧˇㄩˊㄅㄨˋㄖㄨˊㄕㄡˋㄖㄣˊㄧˇㄩˊ give a man a fish vs teach a man to fish
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不鸣则已一鸣惊人
ㄅㄨˋㄇㄧㄥˊㄗㄜˊㄧˇ ˊㄧˋㄇㄧㄥˊㄐㄧㄥˊㄖㄣˊ silent for a long time then making a stunning impact
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卧薪尝胆
ㄨˋㄒㄧㄣˊㄔㄤˊㄉㄢˇ to endure hardship for the sake of revenge / to toughen oneself for a goal
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忍辱负重
ㄖㄣˇㄖㄨˋㄈㄨˋㄓㄨㄥˋ to endure humiliation to accomplish an important mission
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大器晚成
ㄉㄚˋㄑㄧˋㄨㄢˇㄔㄥˊ great talents mature slowly / a late bloomer
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少壮不努力老大徒伤悲
ㄕㄠˋㄓㄨㄤˋㄅㄨˋㄋㄨˇㄌㄧˋㄌㄠˇㄉㄚˋㄊㄨˊㄕㄤˊㄅㄟ if you don't work hard when young you'll regret it when old
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岁月不待人
ㄙㄨㄟˋㄩㄝˋㄅㄨˋㄉㄞˋㄖㄣˊ time waits for no one
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机不可失时不再来
ㄐㄧˊㄅㄨˋㄎㄜˇㄕˊㄕˊㄅㄨˋㄗㄞˋㄌㄞˊ opportunity knocks but once
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过了这个村没这个店
ㄍㄨㄛˋㄌㄜ˙ㄓㄜˋㄍㄜˋㄘㄨㄣˊㄇㄟˊㄓㄜˋㄍㄜˋㄉㄧㄢˋ miss this chance and there won't be another
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天下没有免费的午餐
ㄊㄧㄢˊㄒㄧㄚˋㄇㄟˊㄧㄡˇㄇㄧㄢˇㄈㄟˋㄉㄜ˙ㄨˇㄘㄢ there's no such thing as a free lunch
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一分钱一分货
ㄧˋㄈㄣˊㄑㄧㄢˊㄧˋㄈㄣˊㄏㄨㄛˋ you get what you pay for
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眼不见为净
ㄧㄢˇㄅㄨˋㄐㄧㄢˋㄨㄟˊㄐㄧㄥˋ out of sight out of mind / ignorance is bliss
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知足者常乐
ㄓˊㄗㄨˊㄓㄜˇㄔㄤˊㄌㄜˋ those who are content are always happy
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笑一笑十年少
ㄒㄧㄠˋㄧˋㄒㄧㄠˋㄕˊㄋㄧㄢˊㄕㄠˋ a smile keeps you young / laugh and you'll stay young
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好事不出门坏事传千里
ㄏㄠˇㄕˋㄅㄨˋㄔㄨˊㄇㄣˊㄏㄨㄞˋㄕˋㄔㄨㄢˊㄑㄧㄢˊㄌㄧˇ good news stays home bad news travels fast
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谣言止于智者
ㄧㄠˊㄧㄢˊㄓˇㄩˊㄓˋㄓㄜˇ rumor dies with the wise / wise men don't spread rumors
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沉默是金开口是银
ㄔㄣˊㄇㄛˋㄕˋㄐㄧㄣˊㄎㄞˊㄎㄡˇㄕˋㄧㄣˊ silence is gold speech is silver
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言多必失
ㄧㄢˊㄉㄨㄛˊㄅㄧˋㄕ the more you talk the more you risk making a mistake
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祸从口出
ㄏㄨㄛˋㄘㄨㄥˊㄎㄡˇㄔㄨ trouble comes from the mouth — careless words bring disaster
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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
ㄕˊㄐㄧㄢˋㄕˋㄐㄧㄢˇㄧㄢˋㄓㄣˊㄌㄧˇㄉㄜ˙ㄨㄟˊㄧˊㄅㄧㄠ ˊㄓㄨㄣˇ practice is the sole criterion for testing truth
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没有调查就没有发言权
ㄇㄟˊㄧㄡˇㄉㄧㄠˋㄔㄚˊㄐㄧㄡˋㄇㄟˊㄧㄡˇㄈㄚˊㄧㄢˊㄑㄩㄢˊ no investigation no right to speak
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近水楼台先得月
ㄐㄧㄣˋㄕㄨㄟˇㄌㄡˊㄊㄞˊㄒㄧㄢˊㄉㄜˊㄩㄝˋ advantage of being close to power or resources
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吃亏是福
ㄔˊㄎㄨㄟ ˊㄕˋㄈㄨˊ suffering a loss can be a blessing
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福兮祸所伏
ㄈㄨˊㄒㄧˊㄏㄨㄛˋㄙㄨㄛˇㄈㄨˊ fortune and misfortune are intertwined
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祸兮福所倚
ㄏㄨㄛˋㄒㄧˊㄈㄨˊㄙㄨㄛˇㄧˇ misfortune is where fortune hides
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是福不是祸
ㄕˋㄈㄨˊㄅㄨˋㄕˋㄏㄨㄛˋ if it's meant to be, it will be (about fate)
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天下没有不散的筵席
ㄊㄧㄢˊㄒㄧㄚˋㄇㄟˊㄧㄡˇㄅㄨˋㄙㄢˊㄉㄜ˙ㄧㄢˊㄒㄧˊ every party must come to an end
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见好就收
ㄐㄧㄢˋㄏㄠˇㄐㄧㄡˋㄕㄡ to quit while one is ahead / to know when to stop
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过犹不及
ㄍㄨㄛˋㄧㄡˊㄅㄨˋㄐㄧˊ too much is as bad as too little / excess is as bad as deficiency
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适可而止
ㄕˋㄎㄜˇㄦˊㄓˇ to know when to stop / not to go too far
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物极必反
ㄨˋㄐㄧˊㄅㄧˋㄈㄢˇ things turn around when they reach an extreme
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平衡
ㄆㄧㄥˊㄏㄥˊ balance / equilibrium
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中庸
ㄓㄨㄥˊㄩㄥˊ the golden mean / moderation / the doctrine of the mean
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和而不同
ㄏㄜˊㄦˊㄅㄨˋㄊㄨㄥˊ harmony without uniformity
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求同存异
ㄑㄧㄡˊㄊㄨㄥˊㄘㄨㄣˊㄧˋ to seek common ground while reserving differences
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殊途同归
ㄕㄨˊㄊㄨˊㄊㄨㄥˊㄍㄨㄟ different paths lead to the same destination
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条条大路通罗马
ㄊㄧㄠˊㄊㄧㄠˊㄉㄚˋㄌㄨˋㄊㄨㄥˊㄌㄨㄛˊㄇㄚˇ all roads lead to Rome
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天道酬勤
ㄊㄧㄢˊㄉㄠˋㄔㄡˊㄑㄧㄣˊ heaven rewards the diligent
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机不可失时不再来
ㄐㄧˊㄅㄨˋㄎㄜˇㄕˊㄕˊㄅㄨˋㄗㄞˋㄌㄞˊ opportunity knocks but once
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留得青山在不怕没柴烧
ㄌㄧㄡˊㄉㄜˊㄑㄧㄥˊㄕㄢˊㄗㄞˋㄅㄨˋㄆㄚˋㄇㄟˊㄔㄞˊㄕㄠ while there is life there is hope
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好事多磨
ㄏㄠˇㄕˋㄉㄨㄛˊㄇㄛˊ the road to good things is often bumpy / good things come slowly
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一分耕耘一分收获
ㄧˋㄈㄣˊㄍㄥˊㄩㄣˊㄧˋㄈㄣˊㄕㄡˊㄏㄨㄛˋ you reap what you sow / no pain no gain
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种瓜得瓜种豆得豆
ㄓㄨㄥˋㄍㄨㄚˊㄉㄜˊㄍㄨㄚˊㄓㄨㄥˋㄉㄡˋㄉㄜˊㄉㄡˋ you reap what you sow
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种因得果
ㄓㄨㄥˋㄧㄣˊㄉㄜˊㄍㄨㄛˇ as you sow so shall you reap / cause and effect
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吃一堑长一智
ㄔˊㄧˋㄑㄧㄢˋㄓㄤˇㄧˋㄓˋ a fall into the pit is a gain in your wit / learn from mistakes
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前车之鉴
ㄑㄧㄢˊㄔㄜˊㄓˊㄐㄧㄢˋ learn from past mistakes / a lesson from history
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以史为鉴
ㄧˇㄕˇㄨㄟˊㄐㄧㄢˋ to take history as a mirror / learn from the past
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往事不追
ㄨㄤˇㄕˋㄅㄨˋㄓㄨㄟ let bygones be bygones
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往事如风
ㄨㄤˇㄕˋㄖㄨˊㄈㄥ the past is like the wind (gone and irretrievable)
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过去的就过去了
ㄍㄨㄛˋㄑㄩˋㄉㄜ˙ㄐㄧㄡˋㄍㄨㄛˋㄑㄩˋㄌㄜ˙ what is past is past / let it go
169
向前看
ㄒㄧㄤˋㄑㄧㄢˊㄎㄢˋ look forward / be forward-looking
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活在当下
ㄏㄨㄛˊㄗㄞˋㄉㄤˊㄒㄧㄚˋ live in the moment / live in the present
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珍惜当下
ㄓㄣˊㄒㄧˊㄉㄤˊㄒㄧㄚˋ cherish the present moment
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珍惜时间
ㄓㄣˊㄒㄧˊㄕˊㄐㄧㄢ to cherish time / time is precious
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一寸光阴一寸金
ㄧˋㄘㄨㄣˋㄍㄨㄤˊㄧㄣˊㄧˋㄘㄨㄣˋㄐㄧㄣ time is gold / an inch of time is worth an inch of gold
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光阴似箭
ㄍㄨㄤˊㄧㄣˊㄙˋㄐㄧㄢˋ time flies like an arrow
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岁月如梭
ㄙㄨㄟˋㄩㄝˋㄖㄨˊㄙㄨㄛ time flies like a shuttle / the years pass swiftly
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一转眼
ㄧˋㄓㄨㄢˇㄧㄢˇ in the blink of an eye / in no time
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弹指一挥间
ㄉㄢˊㄓˇㄧˋㄏㄨㄟˊㄐㄧㄢ in the snap of a finger / in an instant
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时过境迁
ㄕˊㄍㄨㄛˋㄐㄧㄥˋㄑㄧㄢ times have changed / circumstances have shifted
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物是人非
ㄨˋㄕˋㄖㄣˊㄈㄟ things remain but people change / the old haunts remain but the people are gone
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换了人间
ㄏㄨㄢˋㄌㄜ˙ㄖㄣˊㄐㄧㄢ the world has changed beyond recognition
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沧海桑田
ㄘㄤˊㄏㄞˇㄙㄤˊㄊㄧㄢˊ the sea becomes a mulberry field / great changes over time
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花开花落
ㄏㄨㄚˊㄎㄞˊㄏㄨㄚˊㄌㄨㄛˋ flowers bloom and wither / the cycle of life
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人生如梦
ㄖㄣˊㄕㄥˊㄖㄨˊㄇㄥˋ life is like a dream
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浮生若梦
ㄈㄨˊㄕㄥˊㄖㄨㄛˋㄇㄥˋ life is as fleeting as a dream
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淡泊名利
ㄉㄢˋㄅㄛˊㄇㄧㄥˊㄌㄧˋ to be indifferent to fame and fortune
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宁静致远
ㄋㄧㄥˊㄐㄧㄥˋㄓˋㄩㄢˇ peace of mind leads to far-reaching insight
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心无旁骛
ㄒㄧㄣˊㄨˊㄆㄤˊㄨˋ single-minded / focused without distraction
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专注
ㄓㄨㄢˊㄓㄨˋ focused / concentrated / devoted
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心平气和
ㄒㄧㄣˊㄆㄧㄥˊㄑㄧˋㄏㄜˊ calm and composed / even-tempered
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随遇而安
ㄙㄨㄟˊㄩˋㄦˊㄢ to be content wherever one is / adaptable
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知足者常乐
ㄓˊㄗㄨˊㄓㄜˇㄔㄤˊㄌㄜˋ the contented are always happy
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上善若水
ㄕㄤˋㄕㄢˋㄖㄨㄛˋㄕㄨㄟˇ the highest good is like water (Taoism / Laozi)
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无为而治
ㄨˊㄨㄟˊㄦˊㄓˋ governing by non-action (Taoist principle)
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因材施教
ㄧㄣˊㄘㄞˊㄕˊㄐㄧㄠˋ teach according to each student's ability
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循序渐进
ㄒㄩㄣˊㄒㄩˋㄐㄧㄢˋㄐㄧㄣˋ to proceed step by step / gradual progress
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举一反三
ㄐㄩˇㄧˋㄈㄢˇㄙㄢ to infer the rest from one example
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温故而知新
ㄨㄣˊㄍㄨˋㄦˊㄓˊㄒㄧㄣ review old knowledge to gain new insight
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博古通今
ㄅㄛˊㄍㄨˇㄊㄨㄥˊㄐㄧㄣ well versed in both ancient and modern knowledge
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学贯中西
ㄒㄩㄝˊㄍㄨㄢˋㄓㄨㄥˊㄒㄧ with mastery of both Chinese and Western learning
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融会贯通
ㄖㄨㄥˊㄏㄨㄟˋㄍㄨㄢˋㄊㄨㄥ to achieve thorough understanding through integration
