Results for “一”

any one of (a list of possibilities)

to gasp (with amazement or shock etc) / to feel a chill run down one's spine / to have one's hairs stand on end

lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 / fig. to counterattack / to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)

could I have a word with you? (in private)

lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them / fig. (of goods) 100% genuine

lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / fig. to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively

accidentally / once in a while / very occasionally

to do sth once in a while (idiom) / to do sth more as an exception than the rule

to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease / to die first (e.g. before one's spouse)

world's first

unanimous

(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)

(of sb in an unfamiliar situation) helpless and disoriented

(lit.) if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / (fig.) if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt

see 兩虎相爭，必有一傷|两虎相争，必有一伤[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng]

(slang) alcohol / liquor (euphemistic substitute for 酒[jiǔ], from 8+1=9, 九[jiǔ] being a homophone of 酒[jiǔ])

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet

lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] has been written (idiom) / fig. things have not even gotten started yet / nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet

again

three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom) / Rome wasn't built in a day

tip of the iceberg

(fig.) to have a slice of the pie / to get a piece of the action

having a unique or distinctive style

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own

(used in graffiti) "... was here"

lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom) / fig. one-sided enthusiasm / one party is interested, but the other, not so much / (Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.)

lately / in the recent past

the day before (an event)

to be just about to / to have just started to

uniform / to standardize

fixed / unalterable

a cut above / top quality

to lend a helping hand (idiom)

November

(coll.) going on foot

reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom) / to err is human

a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) / Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.