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
三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
1 all walks of life (idiom)
2 every trade
三茶六饭
sān chá liù fàn
1 lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
2 to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
3 a being of formidable powers
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
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
1 out of one's wits (idiom)
2 distracted
3 stunned
六亲不认
liù qīn bù rèn
1 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
六亲无靠
liù qīn wú kào
1 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
2 left to one's own devices
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
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
1 leave it to me (idiom)
2 I'll take care of it
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
奋不顾身
fèn bù gù shēn
1 to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers
2 regardless of perils
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