1. to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means2. You can only spend what you earn.
to leave home (to live somewhere else)
1. to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature2. to give the game away
to file out; to walk out in a line
1. lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)2. to sing from the same hymn sheet
名师出高徒 名師出高徒 míng shī chū gāo tú A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
枪打出头鸟 槍打出頭鳥 qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo 1. the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)2. nonconformity gets punished
行行出状元 行行出狀元 háng háng chū zhuàng yuán lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence
1. lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)2. fig. to be principled and incorruptible
中国进出口银行 中國進出口銀行 zhōng guó jìn chū kǒu yín háng The Export-Import Bank of China (state-owned bank)
人怕出名猪怕壮 人怕出名豬怕壯 rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng 1. lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)2. fig. fame has its price
情人眼里出西施 情人眼裡出西施 qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū xī shī lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
石油输出国组织 石油輸出國組織 shí yóu shū chū guó zǔ zhī Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
羊毛出在羊身上 yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng 1. lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.2. Nothing comes for free.
variant of 出风头[chū fēng tou]
variant of 层见叠出[céng xiàn dié chū]
see 深入浅出[shēn rù qiǎn chū]
1. to contract out2. to run into problems
to leave the capital for an official post
1. out of the ordinary2. outstanding3. egregious
1. (of an actor) to disengage from the performance (e.g. after the show ends)2. (of an audience) to lose interest in the performance
to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)
1. next month2. after this month
1. to come out of the closet2. to reveal one's sexual orientation
dashi (soup stock used in Japanese cuisine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese)
(coll.) (of a photographic subject) to photograph well; to yield good shots
1. to come out of a station2. (of a postdoctoral researcher) to complete one's postdoctoral appointment (cf. 进站[jìn zhàn])
(coll.) to have sth embarrassing happen
to become adopted as heir
(law) to exempt from punishment
(of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
1. (at a restaurant) to bring a dish to a customer2. to serve food
1. large-sized (of clothes, shoes)2. (old) to give an order3. (old) to quit one's job in a store
(of a musician) to release an album
1. (of a prostitute) to do an outcall2. to accompany a customer to their place
(of a restaurant etc) to serve the meal; to dish out the food
1. to extend2. to push out (hands as a gesture)3. to pout (i.e. push out lips)
to arrange to go on a date with sb
to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)
1. to leave impulsively2. to send out (merchandise) without authorization