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lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
- in the right and self-confident (idiom)
- bold and confident with justice on one's side
- to have the courage of one's convictions
- just and forceful
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lù bù shí yí
- lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
- fig. honesty prevails throughout society
- a time of peace and stability
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màn tiáo sī lǐ
- with calculated unhurried steps (idiom)
- slow and deliberate
- methodical
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qíng tóng shǒu zú
- as close as one's hands and feet (idiom)
- loving one another as brothers
- deep friendship
- closely attached to one another
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rén yún yì yún
- to say what everyone says (idiom)
- to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view
- to follow the herd
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sān sī ér xíng
- think three times then go (idiom)
- don't act before you've thought it through carefully
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shě jǐ wèi rén
- to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects)
- to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
- altruism
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shì bàn gōng bèi
- half the work, twice the effect (idiom)
- the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
- a stitch in time saves nine
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shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
- to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius)
- to join forces to defend against external aggressors
- mutual help and protection
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shǒu zhū dài tù
- lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- to wait idly for opportunities
- to trust to chance rather than show initiative
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理直气壮
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路不拾遗
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慢条斯理
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情同手足
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人云亦云
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三思而行
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舍己为人
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事半功倍
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守望相助
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守株待兔