officials shield one another (idiom); a cover-up
1. truth to tell2. to be quite honest...
1. comic crosstalk2. formalized comic dialogue between two stand-up comics: funny man 逗哏[dòu gén] and straight man 捧哏[pěng gén]
形影相吊 形影相弔 xíng yǐng xiāng diào 1. with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)2. extremely sad and lonely
1. (lit.) body and shadow follow each other (idiom)2. (fig.) inseparable
to glower at each other (idiom)
1. (lit.) people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)2. (fig.) to feel an affinity with (sb); to feel a bond with
拱手相让 拱手相讓 gǒng shǒu xiāng ràng (idiom) to surrender sth without resistance
拳脚相向 拳腳相向 quán jiǎo xiāng xiàng 1. to square off2. to exchange blows3. to rain blows on sb
1. to break even2. balance between income and expenditure
教学相长 教學相長 jiào xué xiāng zhǎng when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
1. mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)2. to reciprocate with material assistance
1. lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts2. closely interrelated
to repay a kindness many times over (from the saying 滴水之恩，滴水之恩，当涌泉相报[dī shuǐ zhī ēn dāng yǒng quán xiāng bào])
1. lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project2. congratulations on your new house!
王侯将相 王侯將相 wáng hóu jiàng xiàng 1. (lit.) kings, nobles, generals and ministers (idiom)2. (fig.) people of the highest rank and status; the ruling elite
1. opposite polarities attract2. (fig.) opposite sexes attract3. opposites attract
1. to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)2. the traditional roles of a good wife
to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)
to act as circumstances dictate (idiom)
1. well established2. accepted as a result of long usage
(idiom) to look at each other and smile
real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
(idiom) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with sb
unable to get along (idiom)
1. closely interrelated2. intimately related
1. to help one another in difficulty2. mutual assistance in extremity
to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
1. butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another2. internecine strife
1. to share vile habits2. partners in notoriety3. birds of a feather
1. lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)2. fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
1. to treat utterly sincerely2. open and above board in dealing with sb
赤诚相见 赤誠相見 chì chéng xiàng jiàn candidly sharing confidences
Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
开诚相见 開誠相見 kāi chéng xiāng jiàn candid and open (idiom)
(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
1. to join head to tail2. bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife
abbr. for 鷸蚌相爭，鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利[yù bàng xiāng zhēng yú wēng dé lì]
1. lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship2. no discord, no concord