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话不投机半句多huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō

(idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion

Headword or pronunciation话不投机半句多

认识不能rèn shi bù néng

agnosia

Headword or pronunciation认识不能

誓不两立shì bù liǎng lì

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

Headword or pronunciation誓不两立

誓不反悔shì bù fǎn huǐ

to vow not to break one's promise

Headword or pronunciation誓不反悔

誓死不从shì sǐ bù cóng

to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation誓死不从

誓死不降shì sǐ bù xiáng

to vow to fight to the death

Headword or pronunciation誓死不降

语焉不详yǔ yān bù xiáng

to mention sth without elaborating (idiom) / not giving details

Headword or pronunciation语焉不详

诲人不倦huì rén bù juàn

instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects)

Headword or pronunciation诲人不倦

说一不二shuō yī bù èr

to say one and mean just that (idiom) / to keep one's word

Headword or pronunciation说一不二

说不上shuō bu shàng

to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning

Headword or pronunciation说不上

说不出shuō bu chū

unable to say

Headword or pronunciation说不出

说不出话来shuō bù chū huà lái

speechless

Headword or pronunciation说不出话来

说不得shuō bu de

to be unmentionable / be unspeakable / must / cannot but

Headword or pronunciation说不得

说不准shuō bù zhǔn

unable to say / can't say precisely

Headword or pronunciation说不准

说不通shuō bù tōng

it does not make sense

Headword or pronunciation说不通

说话不当话shuō huà bù dàng huà

to fail to keep to one's word / to break a promise

Headword or pronunciation说话不当话

谈不拢tán bù lǒng

can't come to an agreement

Headword or pronunciation谈不拢

请将不如激将qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng

lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general / fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders

Headword or pronunciation请将不如激将

谑而不虐xuè ér bù nüè

to tease / to mock sb without offending / to banter

Headword or pronunciation谑而不虐

讲不通jiǎng bù tōng

it does not make sense

Headword or pronunciation讲不通

赞叹不已zàn tàn bù yǐ

(idiom) to be full of praise and admiration / to marvel endlessly / to be in awe

Headword or pronunciation赞叹不已

岂不qǐ bù

how couldn't...? / wouldn't it...?

Headword or pronunciation岂不

猪狗不如zhū gǒu bù rú

worse than a dog or pig / lower than low

Headword or pronunciation猪狗不如

负担不起fù dān bu qǐ

cannot afford / cannot bear the burden

Headword or pronunciation负担不起

贫贱不能移pín jiàn bù néng yí

not shaken by poverty / to preserve one's ambitions although destitute

Headword or pronunciation贫贱不能移

货比三家不吃亏huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī

shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation货比三家不吃亏

贪多嚼不烂tān duō jiáo bù làn

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation贪多嚼不烂

贪心不足tān xīn bù zú

avaricious and insatiable (idiom) / greedy and never satisfied

Headword or pronunciation贪心不足

费力不讨好fèi lì bù tǎo hǎo

arduous and thankless task (idiom) / strenuous and unrewarding

Headword or pronunciation费力不讨好

赔不是péi bú shi

to apologize

Headword or pronunciation赔不是

趑趄不前zī jū bù qián

hesitant and not daring to move forward (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation趑趄不前

赶不上gǎn bù shàng

can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake

Headword or pronunciation赶不上

赶前不赶后gǎn qián bù gǎn hòu

(saying) better to act early than rush later

Headword or pronunciation赶前不赶后

跑了和尚，跑不了寺pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì

the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later

Headword or pronunciation跑了和尚，跑不了寺

跑得了和尚，跑不了庙pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào

the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later

Headword or pronunciation跑得了和尚，跑不了庙

路不拾遗lù bù shí yí

lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom) / fig. honesty prevails throughout society

Headword or pronunciation路不拾遗

路见不平，拔刀相助lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù

lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom) / fig. to rush to the rescue / to play the white knight

Headword or pronunciation路见不平，拔刀相助

跳进黄河洗不清tiào jìn Huáng Hé xǐ bù qīng

lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean / fig. to become inexorably mixed up / mired in controversy / in deep trouble

Headword or pronunciation跳进黄河洗不清

踏步不前tà bù bù qián

to be at a standstill / to mark time

Headword or pronunciation踏步不前

踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu

to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily

Headword or pronunciation踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫

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