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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Chinese Idioms 1

當務之急
Dāng wù zhī jí
ㄉㄤ ㄨˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ
a matter as urgent as if the eyebrows had caught fire; a pressing need; the pressing need of the hour

前功盡棄
qián gōng jìn qì
ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ
to nullify all the previous efforts; to turn all the previous labor to nothing
[segala daya upaya yang telah dibangun semuanya menjadi sia sia]

一清二白
yì qīng èr bái
ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄦˋㄅㄞˊ
perfectly clear; as clear as daylight; clear as day; as clear as noon
[jelas sekali]

千軍萬馬
qiān jǖn wàn mǎ
ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ
a large number of mounted and foot soldiers; a powerful army
[Kumpulan pasukan yang tangguh]

不同凡響
bù tóng fán xiǎng
ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ
extraordinary; out of the common run; unique
[lain dari pada yang lain]

一見如故
yí jiàn rú gù
ㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ
to feel like old friends at the first meeting; to become intimate at the first meeting; to click with
[merasa cocok dengan teman yang baru ketemu]

充滿活力
chōng mǎn huó lì
ㄔㄨㄥ ㄇㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ
dynamic; vital; red-blooded; lifeful; sparky
[penuh semangat / gairah hidup]

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