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yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
- lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom)
- gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
- Don't forget where your happiness come from.
- Be grateful for all your blessings!
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zhí mí bù wù
- to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom)
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zhì tóng dào hé
- like-minded
- fellow enthusiast
- kindred spirit
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dé guò qiě guò
- satisfied just to get through (idiom)
- to muddle through
- without high ambitions, but getting by
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gǎi guò zì xīn
- to reform and start afresh (idiom)
- to turn over a new leaf
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hài qún zhī mǎ
- lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)
- fig. trouble-maker
- black sheep
- rotten apple
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jiàn yì yǒng wéi
- to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects)
- to stand up bravely for the truth
- acting heroically in a just cause
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lǎo mǎ shí tú
- an old horse knows the way (idiom)
- an experienced worker knows what to do
- an old hand knows the ropes
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liáng yào kǔ kǒu
- good medicine tastes bitter (idiom)
- fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
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饮水思源
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执迷不悟
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志同道合
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装聋作哑
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得过且过
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改过自新
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害群之马
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见义勇为
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老马识途
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良药苦口