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冒大不韪mào dà bù wěi

(idiom) to face opprobrium

Headword or pronunciation冒大不韪

冤家宜解不宜结yuān jiā yí jiě bù yí jié

It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)

Headword or pronunciation冤家宜解不宜结

冥顽不灵míng wán bù líng

(idiom) pigheaded

Headword or pronunciation冥顽不灵

冬不拉dōng bù lā

Dombra or Tambura, Kazakh plucked lute

Headword or pronunciation冬不拉

冰炭不相容bīng tàn bù xiāng róng

as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals

Headword or pronunciation冰炭不相容

冰炭不言，冷热自明bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng

ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom) / fig. sincerity is not expressed in words

Headword or pronunciation冰炭不言，冷热自明

冷不丁lěng bu dīng

suddenly / by surprise

Headword or pronunciation冷不丁

冷不防lěng bu fáng

unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations

Headword or pronunciation冷不防

凌乱不堪líng luàn bù kān

in a terrible mess (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation凌乱不堪

凹凸不平āo tū bù píng

(idiom) uneven (surface) / bumpy (road)

Headword or pronunciation凹凸不平

出其不意，攻其不备chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi

to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])

Headword or pronunciation出其不意，攻其不备

出淤泥而不染chū yū ní ér bù rǎn

lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom) / fig. to be principled and incorruptible

Headword or pronunciation出淤泥而不染

刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu

(proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened / a man will fall behind if he doesn't study

Headword or pronunciation刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后

分文不取fēn wén bù qǔ

to give for free

Headword or pronunciation分文不取

划不来huá bu lái

not worth it

Headword or pronunciation划不来

初生牛犊不怕虎chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless

Headword or pronunciation初生牛犊不怕虎

到不行dào bù xíng

extremely / incredibly

Headword or pronunciation到不行

刺刺不休cì cì bù xiū

to talk incessantly / to chatter on and on

Headword or pronunciation刺刺不休

前不着村，后不着店qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn

lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom) / fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere / to be in a predicament

Headword or pronunciation前不着村，后不着店

前不见古人，后不见来者qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě

unique / unprecedented (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation前不见古人，后不见来者

前事不忘，后事之师qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī

don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom) / benefit from past experience

Headword or pronunciation前事不忘，后事之师

刹不住shā bu zhù

unable to brake (stop)

Headword or pronunciation刹不住

刚正不阿gāng zhèng bù ē

upright and plainspoken

Headword or pronunciation刚正不阿

划一不二huà yī bù èr

fixed / unalterable

Headword or pronunciation划一不二

力不胜任lì bù shèng rèn

not to be up to the task (idiom) / incompetent

Headword or pronunciation力不胜任

力所不及lì suǒ bù jí

beyond one's power (to do sth)

Headword or pronunciation力所不及

功成不居gōng chéng bù jū

not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation功成不居

功高不赏gōng gāo bù shǎng

high merit that one can never repay (idiom) / invaluable achievements

Headword or pronunciation功高不赏

动不动就生气dòng bu dòng jiù shēng qì

to be quick to take offense / to have a short fuse

Headword or pronunciation动不动就生气

动弹不得dòng tan bu dé

to be unable to move a single step

Headword or pronunciation动弹不得

胜不骄，败不馁shèng bù jiāo , bài bù něi

no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat

Headword or pronunciation胜不骄，败不馁

胜之不武shèng zhī bù wǔ

(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle / to have an unfair advantage in a contest

Headword or pronunciation胜之不武

势不两立shì bù liǎng lì

the two cannot exist together (idiom) / irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints

Headword or pronunciation势不两立

势不可当shì bù kě dāng

impossible to resist (idiom) / an irresistible force

Headword or pronunciation势不可当

勤则不匮qín zé bù kuì

If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation勤则不匮

勿谓言之不预wù wèi yán zhī bù yù

(idiom) don't say you haven't been forewarned (threat used by the PRC in international diplomacy)

Headword or pronunciation勿谓言之不预

包子有肉不在褶上bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng

a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation包子有肉不在褶上

十恶不赦shí è bù shè

wicked beyond redemption (idiom) / heinous

Headword or pronunciation十恶不赦

十指不沾阳春水shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ

(saying) (usu. of a woman) to have no need to do household chores (washing clothes etc) / to lead a pampered life

Headword or pronunciation十指不沾阳春水

千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席

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