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拨乱反正 |
bō luàn fǎn zhèng |
bring order out of chaos / set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder |
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身陷囹圄 |
shēn xiàn líng yǔ |
thrown into prison / behind bars |
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抛砖引玉 |
pāo zhuān yǐn yù |
lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling |
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掷地有声 |
zhì dì yǒu shēng |
lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) / fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating / to have substance |
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脱缰之马 |
tuō jiāng zhī mǎ |
lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse / out of control |
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投壶 |
tóu hú |
ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment |
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抛下 |
pāo xià |
to throw down / to dump / to abandon / thrown down |
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接球 |
jiē qiú |
to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc) / to catch a ball thrown by sb |
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筊杯 |
jiǎo bēi |
(folk religion) moon blocks – a pair of crescent-shaped divination blocks thrown on the ground to seek a deity's response |
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接住 |
jiē zhù |
to catch (sth thrown etc) / to receive (sth given) / to accept |
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锒铛入狱 |
láng dāng rù yù |
lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) / fig. to be put behind bars / to get jailed |
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引玉之砖 |
yǐn yù zhī zhuān |
lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom) / fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas |
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飞挝 |
fēi zhuā |
ancient weapon with a tip like a grappling hook, thrown at enemy combatants in order to capture them |
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