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"nonconformity gets punished" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
枪打出头鸟 槍打出頭鳥 qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) / nonconformity gets punished
Chinese Pinyin Translation
钻坚仰高 鑽堅仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo lit. looking up to it, it gets higher / boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects) / fig. to delve deeply into one's studies / meticulous and diligent study
姜还是老的辣 薑還是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom) / the older, the wiser
会哭的孩子有奶吃 會哭的孩子有奶吃 huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
会哭的孩子有糖吃 會哭的孩子有糖吃 huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
受到 shòu dào to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc) / to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) syn
抵罪 dǐ zuì to be punished for a crime syn
报应不爽 報應不爽 bào yìng bù shuǎng divine retribution is unfailing (idiom) / one is inevitably punished for one's misdeeds
罪有应得 罪有應得 zuì yǒu yīng dé guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom) / entirely appropriate chastisement / the punishment fits the crime
受惩罚 受懲罰 shòu chéng fá punished
获刑 穫刑 huò xíng to be punished
挨罚 挨罰 ái fá to be punished / to be fined
走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn
一发不可收拾 一發不可收拾 yī fā bù kě shōu shi once it gets started there's no stopping it
尽善尽美 盡善盡美 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom) / perfection / the best of all possible worlds / as good as it gets syn
幸运儿 幸運兒 xìng yùn ér winner / lucky guy / person who always gets good breaks syn
绊脚石 絆腳石 bàn jiǎo shí stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way syn
实干家 實幹家 shí gàn jiā sb who gets things done / doer
聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom) / by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity / many a mickle makes a muckle syn
博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom) / fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point / idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
咎有应得 咎有應得 jiù yǒu yīng dé (idiom) (literary) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)
将伯之助 將伯之助 qiāng bó zhī zhù assistance that one gets from another
羊毛出在羊身上 yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
鸡犬升天 雞犬升天 jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it syn
行百里者半九十 xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom) / fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets / a task is not done until it's done
一人得道，鸡犬升天 一人得道，雞犬升天 yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
小洞不堵，大洞吃苦 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom) / a stitch in time saves nine
毛出在羊身上 máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
小人得志 xiǎo rén dé zhì lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom) / fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
不是鱼死就是网破 不是魚死就是網破 bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me
别人牵驴你拔橛子 別人牽驢你拔橛子 bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi lit. someone else stole the donkey / you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom) / fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame
人球 rén qiú person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents) / (esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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