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huā yán qiǎo yǔ
- graceful words, flowery speech (idiom)
- elegant but insincere words
- cheating wheedling
- dishonest rhetoric
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huà lóng diǎn jīng
- to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom)
- fig. to add the vital finishing touch
- the crucial point that brings the subject to life
- a few words to clinch the point
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huà shé tiān zú
- lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom)
- fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- to overdo it
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jiā yù hù xiǎo
- understood by everyone (idiom)
- well known
- a household name
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jiàn lì wàng yì
- to see profit and forget morality (idiom)
- to act from mercenary considerations
- to sell one's soul for gain
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jīn jīn yǒu wèi
- with keen interest pleasure (idiom)
- with gusto
- to relish
- eagerly
- with great interest
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jìn tuì liǎng nán
- no room to advance or to retreat (idiom)
- without any way out of a dilemma
- trapped
- in an impossible situation
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jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
- everything clear and orderly (idiom)
- neat and tidy
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jū ān sī wēi
- to think of danger in times of safety
- to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
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kāi yuán jié liú
- lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom)
- to increase income and save on spending
- to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
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花言巧语
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画龙点睛
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画蛇添足
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家喻户晓
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见利忘义
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津津有味
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进退两难
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井井有条
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居安思危
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