not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom) / absolutely destitute
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to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)
pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn / sincere
to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
to rush like ducks (idiom) / the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable / an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
mere worldly possessions
(idiom) in the wink of an eye / in a flash
speech that grates on the ear (idiom) / bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear)
stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
(idiom) vast multitude of people
If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[]). / We should learn from one who knows the way.
false assertion / speech against one's own convictions
follower of wine and women / dissolute person
wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom) / a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiom)
intimate friendship (idiom)
sectarian bias / parochialism
from that / following from that / after that
(idiom) a world of difference
see 雲泥之別|云泥之别[]
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
see 天壤之別|天壤之别[]
war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor
lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom) / fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish
improper idea
(idiom) decadent music
in a moment / shortly after
nodding acquaintance
lit. candle in the wind (idiom) / fig. (of sb's life) feeble / hanging on a thread
see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[]
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
the way of maintaining good health
glutton / gourmand / by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
(idiom) the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city)
see 首善之區|首善之区[]
to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
(lit.) a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / (fig.) sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom) / fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom) / sexual intercourse
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