lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic
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(idiom) the place is unchanged, but the faces are different
apparently right but actually wrong / specious (idiom)
clear and logical
if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough
(of food) to have the right taste / (of people) to feel at ease
sriracha (loanword)
therefore / so / consequently
(formal) this day / that day
(formal) this time
(written) (at the end of a request in letters) I would be much obliged
every medicine has its side effect
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
trouble spot / sketchy area
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom) / fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons
to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom) / Public opinion will judge what's right and wrong.
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
see 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛|是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛[]
lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom) / fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating / to show what one is made of
lit. one is one, two is two (idiom) / fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut / unequivocal
devoid of fear (idiom) / intrepid
lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom) / marriages are predestined / people marry because they share common traits
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom) / (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
not to be trifled with / to be reckoned with
not the right flavor / not quite right / a bit off / fishy / queer / amiss / feel bad / be upset
isn't that so?
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good
to be upset / to feel disgusted
see 不像話|不像话[]
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me
it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black / as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
in other words / i.e.
five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname)
one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) / an empty sack cannot stand upright
see 俯拾皆是[]
lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) / fig. extremely common / easily available
another one is ... / the other thing is ...
nevertheless / actually / the fact is ...
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