4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
2 entirely outside the norm
3 out of character
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
2 nothing to choose between them
不分胜负
bù fēn shèng fù
1 unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
2 to come out even
3 to tie
4 to draw
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
2 to share everything
3 to be on very intimate terms
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
1 human nature (idiom)
2 a behavior that is only natural
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
分久必合,合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
2 fig. things are constantly changing
分崩离析
fēn bēng lí xī
1 to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
2 falling to pieces
分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
2 every moment counts
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
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
2 fig. to part ways
劳燕分飞
láo yàn fēn fēi
1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
2 (usually of a couple) to part from each other
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
2 complete lack of unity
3 to disintegrate
4 falling apart
5 to be at sixes and sevens
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