异曲同工 異曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome syn 径庭 徑庭 jìng tíng completely different 空耳 kōng ěr to intentionally reinterpret a spoken expression as if one had misheard it, for the sake of humor (often, it is a phrase in a foreign language twisted into a similar-sounding phrase in one's native language with a completely different meaning) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 空耳 "soramimi") 截然不同 jié rán bù tóng entirely different / different as black and white syn 迥然不同 jiǒng rán bù tóng widely different / utterly different syn 唱反调 唱反調 chàng fǎn diào to express a different view / to take a different position syn 两码事 兩碼事 liǎng mǎ shì two things that are fundamentally different from each other / two very different things syn 殊途同归 殊途同歸 shū tú tóng guī different routes to the same destination (idiom) / fig. different means of achieve the same end syn 同床异梦 同床異夢 tóng chuáng yì mèng lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom) / ostensible partners with different agendas / strange bedfellows / marital dissension syn 近墨者黑 jìn mò zhě hēi proximity to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修) / different environments provide different influence. / Nurture determines a person's character. 兵来将挡，水来土掩 兵來將擋，水來土掩 bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom) / different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation 兵来将敌，水来土堰 兵來將敵，水來土堰 bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom) / different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation 百姿千态 百姿千態 bǎi zī qiān tài in different poses and with different expressions / in thousands of postures (idiom) 破音字 pò yīn zì character with two or more readings / character where different readings convey different meanings (Tw) 人世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living syn 减少自然灾害世界会议 減少自然災害世界會議 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction - A Safer World for the 21st Century / World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction 十分 shí fēn very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts syn 全新 quán xīn all new / completely new syn 毫无 毫無 háo wú not in the least / to completely lack syn 总体 總體 zǒng tǐ completely / totally / total / entire / overall / population (statistics) syn 纯粹 純粹 chún cuì pure / unadulterated / purely / completely syn 走光 zǒu guāng to expose oneself / to be completely gone 不尽 不盡 bù jìn not completely / endlessly syn 全然 quán rán completely syn 用尽 用盡 yòng jìn to exhaust / to use up completely syn 全无 全無 quán wú none / completely without 尽是 盡是 jìn shì to be full of / completely 痊愈 痊癒 quán yù to recover completely (from illness or injury) syn 迷雾 迷霧 mí wù dense fog / fig. completely misleading 灭绝 滅絕 miè jué to become extinct / to die out / to lose (sth abstract) completely / to exterminate syn 一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī (idiom) not knowing anything at all / completely ignorant syn 一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) / in an awful condition / complete shambles / a total mess syn 浑然 渾然 hún rán completely / absolutely / undivided / totally mixed up / muddled syn 无遗 無遺 wú yí completely / fully / without omission 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely syn 无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for syn 全副 quán fù completely syn 全神贯注 全神貫注 quán shén guàn zhù to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom) / with rapt attention syn 完完全全 wán wán quán quán completely syn 一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean syn 荡然无存 蕩然無存 dàng rán wú cún to obliterate completely / to vanish from the face of the earth syn 焕然一新 煥然一新 huàn rán yī xīn to look completely new (idiom) / brand new / changed beyond recognition syn 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom) / completely bereft / to have nothing / vacuous / hollow / empty (argument, head etc) syn 十成 shí chéng completely 蒙在鼓里 蒙在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ lit. kept inside a drum (idiom) / fig. completely in the dark syn 漠不关心 漠不關心 mò bù guān xīn not the least bit concerned / completely indifferent syn 全歼 全殲 quán jiān to annihilate / to wipe out completely / to exterminate syn 熟透 shú tòu completely ripe / ripened / well-cooked syn 占满 占滿 zhàn mǎn to fill / to occupy completely 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) / to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work syn 蛮不讲理 蠻不講理 mán bù jiǎng lǐ completely unreasonable syn 推心置腹 tuī xīn zhì fù to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom) / sb has one's absolute confidence / to trust completely / to confide in sb with entire sincerity syn 幡然 fān rán suddenly and completely (realize, change one's strategy etc) syn 售罄 shòu qìng to be completely sold out / to sell out syn 烂醉 爛醉 làn zuì dead drunk / completely drunk 放空 fàng kōng to relax completely / to empty one's mind / (finance) to sell short / (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers) / to deadhead 风马牛不相及 風馬牛不相及 fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom) / irrelevant syn 稀里哗啦 稀裡嘩啦 xī li huā lā (onom.) chaotic or dynamic noises (pattering, crashing, rustling, clattering, sobbing etc) / smashed to pieces / completely routed 痛改前非 tòng gǎi qián fēi completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) / to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character syn 满满当当 滿滿當當 mǎn mǎn dāng dāng brim full / completely packed syn 翻覆 fān fù to overturn (a vehicle) / to capsize / to turn upside down / to change completely 门可罗雀 門可羅雀 mén kě luó què lit. you can net sparrows at the door (idiom) / fig. completely deserted syn 赤身露体 赤身露體 chì shēn lù tǐ completely naked syn 漆黑一团 漆黑一團 qī hēi yī tuán pitch-black / (fig.) to be completely in the dark syn 备 備 bèi (bound form) to prepare / to equip / (literary) fully / completely syn 满 滿 mǎn to fill / full / filled / packed / fully / completely / quite / to reach the limit / to satisfy / satisfied / contented syn 夹生 夾生 jiā shēng half-cooked / (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc / Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5] syn 一团漆黑 一團漆黑 yī tuán qī hēi pitch-dark / (fig.) completely in the dark / totally ignorant of / (fig.) grim / beyond salvation syn 除恶务尽 除惡務盡 chú è wù jìn to eradicate evil completely (idiom) / thorough in rooting out wickedness syn 净 淨 jìng clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role syn 无情无义 無情無義 wú qíng wú yì completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom) / cold and ruthless syn 剖肝沥胆 剖肝瀝膽 pōu gān lì dǎn to be completely honest and sincere (idiom) 同符合契 tóng fú hé qì same sign, joint aim (idiom) / fig. completely compatible / identical 无所不用其极 無所不用其極 wú suǒ bù yòng qí jí committing all manner of crimes / completely unscrupulous 万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī every hope turns to dust (idiom) / completely disheartened syn 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu not one drop of water leaks (idiom) / fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous / watertight 不瞅不睬 bù chǒu bù cǎi to ignore completely / to pay no attention to sb 当耳旁风 當耳旁風 dàng ěr páng fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard 当耳边风 當耳邊風 dàng ěr biān fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard 几乎完全 幾乎完全 jī hū wán quán almost entirely / almost completely 完全懂得 wán quán dǒng de to understand completely 完全兼容 wán quán jiān róng completely compatible 不太明白 bù tài míng bai (question is) not completely clear / I don't get it 干透 乾透 gān tòu to dry out / to dry completely 以言代法，以权压法 以言代法，以權壓法 yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom) / completely lawless behavior / Might makes right. 全复 全復 quán fù completely / totally recovered / healed 全无准备 全無準備 quán wú zhǔn bèi completely unprepared 吸尽 吸盡 xī jìn to absorb completely / to drink up 丧尽 喪盡 sàng jìn to completely lose (one's dignity, vitality etc) 严严实实 嚴嚴實實 yán yán shí shí (sealed) tightly / (wrapped) closely / (covered) completely syn 坏透 壞透 huài tòu completely bad 坏透坏绝 壞透壞絕 huài tòu huài jué to be completely and utterly bad (idiom) 夹七夹八 夾七夾八 jiā qī jiā bā completely mixed up / in a muddle syn 改样 改樣 gǎi yàng to change completely 败不成军 敗不成軍 bài bù chéng jūn The army is completely routed. (idiom) 毫无效果 毫無效果 háo wú xiào guǒ to no avail / achieving nothing / totally ineffective / to have no effect / to fall flat (esp. of joke or speech that is completely ignored) 水火不容 shuǐ huǒ bù róng completely incompatible / lit. incompatible as fire and water 满拧 滿擰 mǎn nǐng totally inconsistent / completely at odds 满当当 滿當當 mǎn dāng dāng brim full / completely packed syn 