1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
3 simple and direct transaction
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)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
1 devoid of fear (idiom)
2 intrepid
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
2 half-hearted
3 shilly-shallying
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
3 to keep going while some hope is left
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
2 persistence will overcome
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (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)
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
2 malicious and duplicitous
仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù
1 benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
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
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
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