Chinese Idioms - Chengyu
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一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
yī qīng rú shuǐ
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- literally as clear as water
- fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
yī qīng rú shuǐ
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- literally as clear as water
- fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
yī wú suǒ yǒu
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- not having anything at all; utterly lacking
- without two sticks to rub together
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
yī wú suǒ yǒu
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- not having anything at all; utterly lacking
- without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
yī wú suǒ zhī
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
- without an inkling
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
yī wú suǒ zhī
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
- without an inkling
一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
yī wù xiáng yī wù
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- literally one object bests another object
- every item has a weakness
- there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
yī wù xiáng yī wù
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- literally one object bests another object
- every item has a weakness
- there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
一琴一鹤
yī qín yī hè
yī qín yī hè
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- carrying very little luggage
- honest and incorruptible (government officials)
一琴一鹤
yī qín yī hè
yī qín yī hè
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- carrying very little luggage
- honest and incorruptible (government officials)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
yī shēng yī shì
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
yī shēng yī shì
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
yī bìng bù qǐ
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
yī bìng bù qǐ
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
yī pán sǎn shā
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- literally like a sheet of loose sand
- fig. unable to cooperate
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
yī pán sǎn shā
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- literally like a sheet of loose sand
- fig. unable to cooperate
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
yī mù liǎo rán
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
yī mù liǎo rán
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
yī mù shí háng
Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu
- ten lines at a glance
- to read very rapidly
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