1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
2 untouched
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
2 fig. hell freezes over
3 pigs can fly
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
星星之火,可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
1 a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
1 to bully intolerably (idiom)
略迹原情
lu:è jì yuán qíng
1 to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
逐鹿中原
zhú lù Zhōng yuán
1 lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom)
2 fig. to attempt to seize the throne
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