1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
1 devoid of fear (idiom)
2 intrepid
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
2 to get plastered
不醉不归
bù zuì bù guī
1 to not go home until drunk (idiom)
2 let's make a night of it!
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
1 you can't always do as you like
2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
1 to live in the moment (idiom)
2 to live every day as if it were one's last
3 to enjoy while one can
以其人之道,还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
1 to challenge the law (idiom)
2 to knowingly violate the law
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
全神贯注
quán shén guàn zhù
1 to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
2 with rapt attention
全军覆没
quán jūn fù mò
1 total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout
全党全军
quán dǎng quán jūn
1 the (communist) party and the army together (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
2 to get the best of both worlds
3 to have it both ways
4 to have one's cake and eat it too
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
1 leave it to me (idiom)
2 I'll take care of it
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