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
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
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
1 the full light of day (idiom)
2 fig. peace and prosperity
3 in broad daylight
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
出神入化
chū shén rù huà
1 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
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
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
1 lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
2 fig. to turn hostility into friendship
化整为零
huà zhěng wéi líng
1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
2 divide and conquer
化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
1 to come to nothing (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
化险为夷
huà xiǎn wéi yí
1 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
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