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Examples:lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury—lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)—human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence—lit. the divine steed Huang flashes past (idiom); fig. a meteoric rise—fig. only able see isolated details, and not the bigger picture—jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.—(fig.) return to one's old place, job, school etc—lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest—transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it—lit. take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune—reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)—fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion—lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable see one's own faults—lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers—lit. one-track path; fig. adopt a unified approach to discussing an issue—fig. make a show of happiness and prosperity—lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder—lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. get over difficulties before reaching the goal—hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home—lit. Train an army for a thousand days use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off—lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom); fig. totally refuted—cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests—lit. ask passers-by how build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do—fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance—lit. invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect—lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry—lit. have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis—hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents—fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers—lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving—fig. with money, you can do anything you like—fig. discredit with absurd unfounded accusations—lit. pull down the east wall repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient—rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies—lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous—fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking—soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture—fig. sb who frightens easily, due past experiences—lit. phoenix feather and unicorn horn, fig. an extremely rare object [idiom.]— |