How to say [X] in Chinese

light color

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浅色

qiǎn sè

light petroleum (product)

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轻质石油

qīng zhì shí yóu

light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)

buying

轻质石油产品

qīng zhì shí yóu chǎn pǐn

light tan (color)

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驼色

tuó sè

lilac (color)

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芋头色

yù tou sè

lilac (color)

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雪青

xuě qīng

limit on price

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限价

xiàn jià

lip gloss

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唇彩

chún cǎi

list price

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牌价

pái jià

lit. change to more severe (idiom)

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变本加厉

biàn běn jiā lì

lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition

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屡教不改

lǚ jiào bù gǎi

lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294

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元世祖

yuán shì zǔ

lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom)

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朝三暮四

cháo sān mù sì

lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom)

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一掷千金

yí zhì qiān jīn

lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom)

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千金一掷

qiān jīn yí zhì

lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom)

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腰缠万贯

yāo chán wàn guàn

lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)

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青出于蓝而胜于蓝

qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán

lit. the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom)

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郑人买履

zhèng rén mǎi lǚ

lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom)

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生财有道

shēng cái yǒu dào

lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)

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事无巨细

shì wú jù xì

lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness

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买笑追欢

mǎi xiào zhuī huān

lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom)

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装点门面

zhuāng diǎn mén miàn

lit. to dredge for money

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捞钱

lāo qián

lit. to fry and sell on the spot

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现炒现卖

xiàn chǎo xiàn mài