听君一席话，胜读十年书 聽君一席話，勝讀十年書 tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
台上一分钟，台下十年功 臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功 tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
躲得过初一，躲不过十五 躲得過初一，躲不過十五 duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ 1. lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)2. fig. you can't put it off forever3. sooner or later you'll have to deal with it
饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙 飯後一支煙，賽過活神仙 fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
实践是检验真理的唯一标准 實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準 shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
一部二十四史，不知从何说起 一部二十四史，不知從何說起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮 三個臭皮匠，合成一個諸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè zhū gě liàng lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè zhū gě liàng 1. lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom2. wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬 shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ 1. one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)2. to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约 消除對婦女一切形式歧視公約 xiāo chú duì fù nǚ yī qiè xíng shì qí shì gōng yuē Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試 pǔ tōng gāo děng xué xiào zhāo shēng quán guó tǒng yī kǎo shì 1. NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)2. usually abbr. to 高考[gāo kǎo]
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn 1. (lit.) an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying)2. (fig.) time is precious
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友 不怕神一樣的對手，就怕豬一樣的隊友 bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu (saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent
variant of 杀一儆百[shā yī jǐng bǎi]
see 一推六二五[yī tuī liù èr wǔ]
一回生两回熟 一回生兩回熟 yī huí shēng liǎng huí shú see 一回生二回熟[yī huí shēng èr huí shú]
有一搭无一搭 有一搭無一搭 yǒu yī dā wú yī dā see 有一搭没一搭[yǒu yī dā méi yī dā]
一根绳上的蚂蚱 一根繩上的螞蚱 yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha see 一条绳上的蚂蚱[yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha]
二虎相斗，必有一伤 二虎相鬥，必有一傷 èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng see 兩虎相爭，两虎相争，必有一伤[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng bì yǒu yī shāng]
两虎相斗，必有一伤 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng see 兩虎相爭，两虎相争，必有一伤[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng bì yǒu yī shāng]
当一天和尚撞一天钟 當一天和尚撞一天鐘 dāng yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng see 做一天和尚撞一天钟[zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng]
聪明一世，懵懂一时 聰明一世，懵懂一時 cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí see 聰明一世，聪明一世，糊涂一时[cōng ming yī shì hú tu yī shí]
养兵千日，用在一时 養兵千日，用在一時 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī shí see 養兵千日，养兵千日，用兵一时[yǎng bīng qiān rì yòng bīng yī shí]
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu see 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu]
躲过初一，躲不过十五 躲過初一，躲不過十五 duǒ guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ see 躲得過初一，躲得过初一，躲不过十五[duǒ de guò chū yī duǒ bù guò shí wǔ]
一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 一年被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng see 一朝被蛇咬，一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳[yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng]
三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮 三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , shèng guò yī gè zhū gě liàng variant of 三個臭皮匠，三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮[sān gè chòu pí jiang sài guò yī gè zhū gě liàng]
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
(Tw) single sign-on (SSO)
(Tw) the VAT identification number of a business or organization
(Tw) President Chain Store Corp., the operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Taiwan
一个头两个大 一個頭兩個大 yī ge tóu liǎng ge dà (coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)