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锐不可当ruì bù kě dāng

unstoppable / hard to hold back

Headword or pronunciation锐不可当

钱不是万能的,没钱是万万不能的qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de

money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation钱不是万能的,没钱是万万不能的

错落不齐cuò luò bù qí

disorderly and uneven (idiom) / irregular and disorderly

Headword or pronunciation错落不齐

锲而不舍qiè ér bù shě

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom) / to chisel away at sth / to persevere / unflagging efforts

Headword or pronunciation锲而不舍

锣齐鼓不齐luó qí gǔ bù qí

(idiom) not well coordinated

Headword or pronunciation锣齐鼓不齐

长流水,不断线cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn

continuous and patient effort (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation长流水,不断线

长生不死cháng shēng bù sǐ

immortality

Headword or pronunciation长生不死

长痛不如短痛cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng

better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony

Headword or pronunciation长痛不如短痛

闭口不言bì kǒu bù yán

to keep silent (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation闭口不言

闭口不谈bì kǒu bù tán

to refuse to say anything about (idiom) / to remain tight-lipped / to avoid mentioning

Headword or pronunciation闭口不谈

闭门不出bì mén bù chū

(idiom) to stay shut up at home / to not go out

Headword or pronunciation闭门不出

开弓不放箭kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom) / fig. to bluff / to be all talk and no action / false bravado

Headword or pronunciation开弓不放箭

间不容发jiān bù róng fà

(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jiàn bù róng fǎ]

Headword or pronunciation间不容发

防不胜防fáng bù shèng fáng

(idiom) virtually impossible to prevent

Headword or pronunciation防不胜防

除不尽chú bù jìn

indivisible (math)

Headword or pronunciation除不尽

阴魂不散yīn hún bù sàn

lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom) / fig. the influence still lingers on / the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive

Headword or pronunciation阴魂不散

隐忍不发yǐn rěn bù fā

to keep one's emotions inside oneself / to restrain one's emotions

Headword or pronunciation隐忍不发

隐忍不言yǐn rěn bù yán

to keep one's emotions inside oneself / to restrain one's emotions

Headword or pronunciation隐忍不言

隐情不报yǐn qíng bù bào

not to report sth / to keep sth secret

Headword or pronunciation隐情不报

隐病不报yǐn bìng bù bào

not to tell others of one's illness

Headword or pronunciation隐病不报

隐瞒不报yǐn mán bù bào

to cover up (a matter that should be reported to the authorities)

Headword or pronunciation隐瞒不报

鸡犬不宁jī quǎn bù níng

lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom) / fig. great commotion / pandemonium

Headword or pronunciation鸡犬不宁

鸡犬不留jī quǎn bù liú

(lit.) not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom) / (fig.) mass slaughter

Headword or pronunciation鸡犬不留

难不倒nán bù dǎo

not to pose a problem for sb / cannot stump sb

Headword or pronunciation难不倒

难不成nán bù chéng

Is it possible that ... ?

Headword or pronunciation难不成

雷打不动léi dǎ bù dòng

not shaken by thunder (idiom) / the arrangements are unalterable / to adhere rigidly to regulations / will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)

Headword or pronunciation雷打不动

青春不再qīng chūn bù zài

lit. one's youth will never return / to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation青春不再

青黄不接qīng huáng bù jiē

lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet

Headword or pronunciation青黄不接

静坐不动jìng zuò bù dòng

to sit still and do nothing / to sit tight

Headword or pronunciation静坐不动

静坐不能jìng zuò bù néng

akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug) / unable to sit still / hyperactivity / restlessness

Headword or pronunciation静坐不能

靡不有初,鲜克有终mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng

almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom) / don't start sth you can't handle

Headword or pronunciation靡不有初,鲜克有终

面不改色miàn bù gǎi sè

(idiom) not bat an eyelid

Headword or pronunciation面不改色

面露不悦miàn lù bù yuè

to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation面露不悦

顺应不良shùn yìng bù liáng

inability to adjust / unable to adapt

Headword or pronunciation顺应不良

颠扑不破diān pū bù pò

solid / unbreakable / (fig.) irrefutable / incontrovertible / indisputable

Headword or pronunciation颠扑不破

顾不上gù bu shàng

cannot attend to or manage

Headword or pronunciation顾不上

顾不及gù bu jí

(of sb who is preoccupied with doing sth) to pay no heed to (a less pressing consideration)

Headword or pronunciation顾不及

顾不得gù bu de

unable to change sth / unable to deal with

Headword or pronunciation顾不得

颤抖不已chàn dǒu bù yǐ

to shake like a leaf (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation颤抖不已

风波不断fēng bō bù duàn

constantly in turmoil / crisis after crisis

Headword or pronunciation风波不断

可不 kě bu · see 可不是

勢不可擋 shì bù kě dǎng · see 势不可当

一字不落 yī zì bù là · see 一字不漏

上不得臺盤 shàng bù dé tái pán · see 上不了台面

不亢不卑 bù kàng bù bēi · see 不卑不亢

不加思索 bù jiā sī suǒ · see 不假思索

不可救藥 bù kě jiù yào · see 无可救药

不成話 bù chéng huà · see 不像话

不是話 bù shì huà · see 不像话

不知利害 bù zhī lì hài · see 不知好歹

不聲不吭 bù shēng bù kēng · see 不声不响

不記名 bù jì míng · see 无记名

不長眼睛 bù zhǎng yǎn jing · see 没长眼睛

互不相欠 hù bù xiāng qiàn · see 两不相欠

低頭不見抬頭見 dī tóu bù jiàn tái tóu jiàn · see 抬头不见低头见

偷雞不著蝕把米 tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ · see 偷鸡不成蚀把米

傲慢不遜 ào màn bù xùn · see 傲慢无礼

兩手不沾陽春水 liǎng shǒu bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ · see 十指不沾阳春水

冒天下之大不韙 mào tiān xià zhī dà bù wěi · see 冒大不韪

初生之犢不怕虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù pà hǔ · see 初生牛犊不怕虎

初生之犢不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ · see 初生牛犊不怕虎

吃水不忘挖井人 chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén · see 吃水不忘掘井人

君子不計小人過 jūn zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guò · see 大人不记小人过

天下沒有不散的宴席 tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí · see 天下没有不散的筵席

寢食不安 qǐn shí bù ān · see 寝食难安

少不經事 shào bù jīng shì · see 少不更事

心神不屬 xīn shén bù zhǔ · see 心不在焉

必不可缺 bì bù kě quē · see 必不可少

急不及待 jí bù jí dài · see 急不可待

恨不能 hèn bu néng · see 恨不得

所言不虛 suǒ yán bù xū · see 所言非虚

抱打不平 bào dǎ bù píng · see 打抱不平

數不著 shǔ bù zháo · see 数不上

桀驁不順 jié ào bù shùn · see 桀骜不驯

樂此不倦 lè cǐ bù juàn · see 乐此不疲

欲速而不達 yù sù ér bù dá · see 欲速则不达

此言不虛 cǐ yán bù xū · see 此言非虚

沒齒不忘 mò chǐ bù wàng · see 没齿难忘

河水不犯井水 hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ · see 井水不犯河水

灰不溜秋 huī bu liū qiū · see 灰不溜丢

爛泥糊不上牆 làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng · see 烂泥扶不上墙

牛頭不對馬嘴 niú tóu bù duì mǎ zuǐ · see 驴唇不对马嘴

犯不上 fàn bu shàng · see 犯不着

百思不得其解 bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě · see 百思不解

百折不回 bǎi zhé bù huí · see 百折不挠

皇上不急太監急 huáng shàng bù jí tài jiàn jí · see 皇帝不急太监急

皇上不急急太監 huáng shàng bù jí jí tài jiàn · see 皇帝不急太监急

皇帝不急急死太監 huáng dì bù jí jí sǐ tài jiàn · see 皇帝不急太监急

目不忍見 mù bù rěn jiàn · see 目不忍视

真金不怕火來燒 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ lái shāo · see 真金不怕火炼

眼裡揉不得沙子 yǎn lǐ róu bu dé shā zi · see 眼里容不得沙子

秋毫不犯 qiū háo bù fàn · see 秋毫无犯

纖塵不染 xiān chén bù rǎn · see 一尘不染

腳不點地 jiǎo bù diǎn dì · see 脚不沾地

自不量力 zì bù liàng lì · see 不自量力

藝不壓身 yì bù yā shēn · see 艺多不压身

貨問三家不吃虧 huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuī · see 货比三家不吃亏

身不由主 shēn bù yóu zhǔ · see 身不由己

遠水不救近火 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ · see 远水救不了近火

酸不溜秋 suān bu liū qiū · see 酸不溜丢

不列顛保衛戰 Bù liè diān Bǎo wèi zhàn · see 不列颠战役

不大離兒 bù dà lí r · variant of 不大离

不起眼兒 bù qǐ yǎn r · variant of 不起眼

八杆子打不著 bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo · variant of 八竿子打不着

可望而不可即 kě wàng ér bù kě jí · variant of 可望而不可及

委靡不振 wěi mǐ bù zhèn · variant of 萎靡不振

差不離兒 chà bù lí r · variant of 差不离

忿忿不平 fèn fèn bù píng · variant of 愤愤不平

文風不動 wén fēng bù dòng · variant of 纹风不动

桀驁不遜 jié ào bù xùn · variant of 桀骜不驯

苦不唧兒 kǔ bu jī r · variant of 苦不唧

遂 suí · see 半身不遂

二話沒說 èr huà méi shuō · see 二话不说

勿求人 wù qiú rén · see 不求人

原封未動 yuán fēng wèi dòng · see 原封不动

心餘力絀 xīn yú lì chù · see 心有余而力不足

念茲在茲 niàn zī zài zī · see 念念不忘

未遑多讓 wèi huáng duō ràng · see 不遑多让

無可避免 wú kě bì miǎn · see 不可避免

無虞匱乏 wú yú kuì fá · see 不虞匮乏

百思莫解 bǎi sī mò jiě · see 百思不解

直言無諱 zhí yán wú huì · see 直言不讳

直言無隱 zhí yán wú yǐn · see 直言不讳

茶飯無心 chá fàn wú xīn · see 茶饭不思

棱 lēng · see 刺棱

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