1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
2 entirely outside the norm
3 out of character
一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
2 a crushing defeat
3 beaten and in a hopeless position
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
2 fig. to go to great lengths
3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
1 human nature (idiom)
2 a behavior that is only natural
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
1 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
1 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
2 fig. having an uncomfortable time
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
1 to return good for evil (idiom)
2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨,以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
2 to excel
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
厚德载物
hòu dé zài wù
1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
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