lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom) / the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides
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(idiom) rabble / disorderly band
percent
by comparison
(idiom) self-knowledge
one tenth
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite
one fifth
(idiom) getting killed
(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster / new talent / a brilliant younger generation
wherever one goes
ample scope for abilities / favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) / fig. troublemaker / black sheep / rotten apple
(idiom) to take a laissez-faire attitude / to turn a blind eye (towards sth undesirable)
incurable disease
on the other hand... / conversely...
runaway (idiom) / desperate criminal / fugitive
(idiom) hard to come by / not easily obtained
(lit.) the difference between heaven and earth (idiom) / (fig.) night and day difference / a world of difference / a far cry (from)
plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step
vice versa
to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip
(idiom) barren land / desert
one eighth
to put to the torch (idiom) / to commit to the flames / to burn sth down deliberately
to steal away / to beat it
to be effective (idiom)
(idiom) catastrophic disaster / devastating calamity
(lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom) / (fig.) lesson learned from past mistakes or failures
moreover / in addition to that
(idiom) unspoken implication / the actual meaning of what was said
a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom) / sth too embarrassing to mention / an embarrassing illness
family love and joy / domestic bliss
brotherly affection
flattering words / inflated praise
of the utmost importance / of highest priority
(idiom) a presumptuous desire / an aspiration beyond one's reach
a single spark (idiom) / an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly
ill-gotten wealth or gains
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27