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lit. much thunder but little rain

communication

雷大雨小

léi dà yǔ xiǎo

lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)

social

非亲非故

fēi qīn fēi gù

lit. no excessive politeness

communication

别太客气

bié tài kè qì

lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)

communication

狗嘴里吐不出象牙

gǒu zuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá

lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom)

communication

死不瞑目

sǐ bù míng mù

lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)

communication

一笔不苟

yì bǐ bù gǒu

lit. not knowing what's important (idiom)

communication

不知轻重

bù zhī qīng zhòng

lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom)

communication

水泄不通

shuǐ xiè bù tōng

lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty

communication

临渴掘井

lín kě jué jǐng

lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)

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不到黄河心不死

bú dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)

communication

四面楚歌

sì miàn chǔ gē

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)

communication

开弓没有回头箭

kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn

lit. one action, two gains (idiom)

communication

一举两得

yì jǔ liǎng dé

lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)

communication

一箭双雕

yí jiàn shuāng diāo

lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom)

communication

一日千里

yí rì qiān lǐ

lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)

communication

无事不登三宝殿

wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn

lit. one dragon

communication

一条龙

yì tiáo lóng

lit. one general, one order (idiom)

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一个将军一个令

yí gè jiāng jūn yí gè lìng

lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)

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九牛一毛

jiǔ niú yì máo

lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning)

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二一添作五

èr yī tiān zuò wǔ

lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)

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百发百中

bǎi fā bǎi zhòng

lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)

communication

一朝一夕

yì cháo yì xī

lit. one object bests another object

communication

一物降一物

yí wù jiàng yí wù