grandiose but impractical (idiom) / large but of no real use
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crucial moment / critical time
erhua variant of 夾當|夹当[]
(saying) to mistake good intentions for ill will
(coll.) bravo / nice one / lovely
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
to go on foot (idiom) / to do things at a leisurely pace
necessarily
settled / ready / finished
lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom) / fig. life is short, make merry while you can
(Tw) bento / lunch box
quick / rapid
to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
to sing instead of weep (idiom)
to take sth as given / to assume / as one would expect / naturally
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
to bear (responsibility) / to take on / to assume
to act unappreciatively in response to a kindness
to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom) / to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[]
see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[]
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) / to regret vainly one's past behavior
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom) / for better or for worse
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom) / for better or for worse
nuclear yield
TNT equivalent
to act as if / to treat sth as if it were
dead center / the very middle
to be in the prime of life
(political) legitimacy
the right time for sth / the right season (for planting cabbage)
proper reason / reasonable grounds
to flunk (Tw) / (computing) to crash / to stop working
lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
brim full / completely packed
brim full / completely packed
with alacrity / frank and spontaneous
to assume personal responsibility (idiom) / to take charge of a section
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27