1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
2 to give in
别树一旗
bié shù yī qí
1 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
2 to stand out
3 to develop one's own school
4 to have attitude of one's own
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
哑巴吃黄莲
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
2 also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连
3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
2 also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
巴三览四
bā sān lǎn sì
1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
巴前算后
bā qián suàn hòu
1 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
2 to consider repeatedly
巴山夜雨
Bā shān yè yǔ
1 rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
2 Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution
巴山蜀水
Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ
1 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
巴山越岭
bā shān yuè lǐng
1 to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
2 good at climbing mountains
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
2 nosy
巴高望上
bā gāo wàng shàng
1 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
摇旗呐喊
yáo qí nà hǎn
1 to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
2 to give support to
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
1 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
2 fig. to stop what one is doing
旗帜鲜明
qí zhì xiān míng
1 to show one's colors
2 to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
1 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
2 success in a single move
旗鼓相当
qí gǔ xiāng dāng
1 lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
2 roughly comparable (opponents)
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
1 lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
2 to reveal one's evil nature
3 evidence that reveals the villain
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