1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2 success at a stroke
3 to get results overnight
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
2 unfit for a public role
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
1 not living up to expectations (idiom)
2 failing to inspire confidence among people
3 unpopular
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
1 to live up to expectations (idiom)
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
1 to be determined to win (idiom)
千虑一得
qiān lu:4 yī dé
1 a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
2 inaccessible
3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
可望而不可及
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
2 inaccessible
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