1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2 many twists and turns to a story
3 one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
1 devoid of fear (idiom)
2 intrepid
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
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
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
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
2 a cool head in a crisis
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
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
1 leave it to me (idiom)
2 I'll take care of it
另起炉灶
lìng qǐ lú zào
1 lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
2 back to square one
3 to start of on a new path
商飙徐起
shāng biāo xú qǐ
1 the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
2 volatile
3 significant ups and downs
4 roller coaster
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
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