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保留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later
本来 běn lái original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course
成语 chéng Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage / CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]
不用说 yòng shuō needless to say; it goes without saying
俗语 common saying / proverb / colloquial speech
一寸光阴一寸金 cùn guāng yīn cùn jīn (saying) time is precious
名言 míng yán saying / famous remark
鸡犬升天 quǎn shēng tiān lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit / (2nd half of the saying 一人得道,雞犬升天|一人得道,鸡犬升天[yi1 ren2 de2 dao4 , ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1])
显而易见 xiǎn ér jiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously / clearly / it goes without saying
不辞而别 ér bié to leave without saying good-bye
二话不说 èr huà shuō (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
可想而知 xiǎng ér zhī (idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
一分耕耘,一分收获 fēn gēng yún , fēn shōu huò (saying) you reap what you sow
年年有余 nián nián yǒu lit. (may you) have abundance year after year / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
习语 common saying / idiom
不言而喻 yán ér it goes without saying; it is self-evident
农谚 nóng yàn farmers' saying
口头禅 kǒu tóu chán Zen saying repeated as cant / (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
身正不怕影子斜 shēn zhèng yǐng zi xié lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying) / fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing
至理名言 zhì míng yán wise saying; words of wisdom
俗话 huà common saying / proverb
自不必说 shuō (idiom) needless to say / it goes without saying
俗谚 yàn common saying / proverb
生命在于运动 shēng mìng zài yùn dòng life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise.
井水不犯河水 jǐng shuǐ fàn shuǐ (saying) everyone minds their own business


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