How to say [X] in Chinese

lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)

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望尘莫及

wàng chén mò jí

lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)

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临阵磨枪

lín zhèn mó qiāng

lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice

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吆五喝六

yāo wǔ hè liù

lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod

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鼎立

dǐng lì

lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)

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束手就擒

shù shǒu jiù qín

lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom)

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打肿脸充胖子

dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi

lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)

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投石问路

tóu shí wèn lù

lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear

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当耳旁风

dāng ěr páng fēng

lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear

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当耳边风

dāng ěr biān fēng

lit. to turn over one's palm

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反掌

fǎn zhǎng

lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

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一口吃个胖子

yì kǒu chī gè pàng zi

lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)

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金盆洗手

jīn pén xǐ shǒu

lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)

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掉书袋

diào shū dài

lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom)

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踏破铁鞋

tà pò tiě xié

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom)

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拭目以待

shì mù yǐ dài

lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom)

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目不暇接

mù bù xiá jiē

lit. tread the green

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踏青

tà qīng

lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom)

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玩物丧志

wán wù sàng zhì

lit. twice every three days (idiom)

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三天两头

sān tiān liǎng tóu

lit. twice then three times (idiom)

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几次三番

jǐ cì sān fān

lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom)

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旗鼓相当

qí gǔ xiāng dāng

lit. two tigers fighting (idiom)

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两虎相争

liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng

lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom)

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不分伯仲

bù fēn bó zhòng

lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)

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大树底下好乘凉

dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng