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12 Cards in this Set
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有志竟成 / 有志竟成
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yǒu zhì jìng chéng /persevere and you will succeed (成语 saw); where there's a will, there's a way/
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盘根究底 / 盤根究底
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pán gēn jiū dǐ /lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (成语 saw); to get to the bottom of sth/
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自我实现 / 自我實現
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zì wǒ shí xiàn /Maslow's hierarchy of needs/
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巴三览四 / 巴三覽四
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bā sān lǎn sì /to talk about this and that (成语 saw); to ramble incoherently/
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三心二意 / 三心二意
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sān xīn èr yì /in two minds about sth (成语 saw); half-hearted/shilly-shallying/
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亡羊补牢 / 亡羊補牢
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wáng yáng bǔ láo /lit. to mend the pen after the sheep are lost (成语 saw); fig. to take action too late/to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted/
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直截了当 / 直截了當
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zhí jié liǎo dàng /direct and plain speaking (成语 saw); blunt/straightforward/
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自愧不如 / 自愧不如
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zì kuì bù rú /ashamed of being inferior (成语 saw)/to feel inferior to others/
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守口如瓶 / 守口如瓶
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shǒu kǒu rú píng /lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (成语 saw); tight-lipped/reticent/not breathing a word/
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延颈企踵 / 延頸企踵
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yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng /to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (成语 saw); fig. to yearn for sth/
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八字还没一撇儿 / 八字還沒一撇兒
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bā zì hái méi yī piěr /lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八/things have not even begun to take shape/no sign of success yet/
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如蝇逐臭 / 如蠅逐臭
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rú yíng zhú chòu /like flies pursuing a stink (成语 saw); the mob chases the rich and powerful/the crowd runs after trash/
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