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Examples:too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless repent after the event.—that's just the way it is—lit. easy dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies—It is hard change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.—regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.—bucking bar (metal bar fixing the tail of a rivet as it is driven)—admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right—feel that it is a great pity—(old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indicating that it is for sale.—It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)—the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort—the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—where it is possible let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible—It is a great honor meet you and I regret it is not sooner—lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head—just (i.e. it is only that...)—(fig.) half-finished job that is difficult complete because it was not done properly in the first instance—lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed—abler people do more work (idiom); It is because you are so capable that we (or they) leave everything you.—It is hard escape the dragnet of the law—it is easier change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character [idiom.]—value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth. because it is one's own—it is hard become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury [idiom.]—Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.—It is better travel hopefully than to arrive.—decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it be strung on a cord—Heaven's net is wide meshed, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73).—it is not too late [idiom.]—be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek—joke intended be so corny it makes one groan—let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story)—the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within—live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off—Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.—if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end it? (Buddhist saying)—lit. fight it out with sb to see who is best [idiom.]—Is it possible that ... ?—If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. [idiom.]— |