3 (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor
Idioms (20)
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一日为师,终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
1 to win instant success (idiom)
2 to become an instant hit
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2 success at a stroke
3 to get results overnight
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
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
1 devoid of fear (idiom)
2 intrepid
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
1 to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不劳而获
bù láo ér huò
1 to reap without sowing (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2 incomparable
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
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)
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
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