Angol | Kínai |
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empty vessels make the most sound (proverb) phrase | |
face without makeup noun | 素面 /sùmiàn/noun 素顏noun 素颜 /sùyán/noun |
filmmaker (producer or director of films / movies) noun [UK: ˈfɪl.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈfɪl.ˌmekər] | 制片人 /zhìpiànrén/noun 製片人noun |
haste makes waste (being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes) phrase [UK: heɪst ˈmeɪks weɪst] [US: ˈheɪst ˈmeɪks ˈweɪst] | 欲速则不达 /yù sù zé bù dá/phrase 欲速則不達phrase |
holiday-maker (somebody on holiday) noun [UK: ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ.ˌmeɪk.ə(r)] [US: ˈhɑːl.ə.deɪ.ˌmeɪk.ər] | 度假者 /dùjiàzhě/noun 避暑客 /bìshǔkè/noun |
ice cream maker (machine used to make homemade ice cream) noun | 冰淇淋機noun 雪糕机 /xuěgāojī/noun 雪糕機noun |
it takes all kinds to make a world (Diversity is essential) phrase [UK: ɪt teɪks ɔːl kaɪndz tuː ˈmeɪk ə wɜːld] [US: ˈɪt ˈteɪks ɔːl ˈkaɪndz ˈtuː ˈmeɪk ə ˈwɝːld] | 构成世界需要各种各样的人phrase |
kingmaker [kingmakers] (someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader) noun [UK: ˈkɪŋ.ˌmekə(r)] [US: ˈkɪŋ.ˌmekər] | 擁立國王者noun |
many a mickle makes a muckle (lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount) phrase | 聚沙成塔 /jùshāchéngtǎ/phrase |
many hands make light work (a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily) phrase | Tàishān yí/phrase 人多好办事 /rénduō hǎobànshì/phrase 人多好辦事phrase 人心齊,泰山移 /rénxīn qíphrase |
matchmake (to do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage) verb | 保媒 /bǎoméi/verb 做媒 /zuòméi/verb |
matchmaker [matchmakers] (someone who finds suitable marriage partners) noun [UK: ˈmæt.ʃmeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈmæʧ.ˌmekər] | 伐柯人 /:fákērén/noun 媒人 /méirén/noun 媒妁 /méishuò/noun 媒婆 /méipó/noun |
might makes right (morality cannot question the powerful) phrase | 成王敗寇phrase 成王败寇 /chéngwángbàikòu/phrase |
one swallow does not a summer make (one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend) phrase [UK: wʌn ˈswɒ.ləʊ dʌz nɒt ə ˈsʌ.mə(r) ˈmeɪk] [US: wʌn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ ˈdəz ˈnɑːt ə ˈsʌ.mər ˈmeɪk] | 一燕不成夏 /yīyànbùchéngxià/phrase 孤燕不成夏 /gūyànbùchéngxià/phrase 獨燕不成夏 /dúyānbùchéngxià/phrase |
pacemaker [pacemakers] (anatomy: set of nerves) noun [UK: ˈpeɪ.smeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈpeɪ.ˌsmekər] | 窦房结 /dòufángjié/noun 竇房結noun |
pacemaker [pacemakers] (medical implement) noun [UK: ˈpeɪ.smeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈpeɪ.ˌsmekər] | 起搏器 /qǐbóqì/noun |
pacemaker [pacemakers] (one who sets the pace in a race) noun [UK: ˈpeɪ.smeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈpeɪ.ˌsmekər] | 带步人 /dàibùrén/noun 帶步人noun |
peacemaker [peacemakers] (someone who restores peace, especially by settling disputes) noun [UK: ˈpiː.smeɪkə(r)] [US: ˈpiː.ˌsmekər] | 和事佬 /héshìlǎo/noun |