1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
1 lit. friends for a day (idiom)
2 fig. casual acquaintance
一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2 success at a stroke
3 to get results overnight
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
2 unfit for a public role
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
1 blinded by greed (idiom)
利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn
1 to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
1 to be determined to win (idiom)
千虑一得
qiān lu:4 yī dé
1 a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
2 both virtue and reward
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