1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
1 devoid of fear (idiom)
2 intrepid
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
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
仓皇出逃
cāng huáng chū táo
1 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
1 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
1 unexpected (idiom)
2 surprising
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
2 to excel
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
1 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
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