1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
2 fig. to do one's bit to help
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
1 flattering and fawning (idiom)
2 sweet-talking
风中烛，瓦上霜
fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng
1 lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
2 fig. (of sb's life) feeble
3 hanging on a thread
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
1 lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
2 good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
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