to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do sth half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by
lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom) / fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence
can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
once is more than enough (idiom)
众口铄金
zhòng kǒu shuò jīn
lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
受够
shòu gòu
to have had enough of / to be fed up with / to have had one's fill of
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
好汉做事，好汉当
hǎo hàn zuò shì , hǎo hàn dāng
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
家给人足
jiā jǐ rén zú
lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom) / comfortably off
抓功夫
zhuā gōng fu
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)
抓工夫
zhuā gōng fu
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫)
敢做敢当
gǎn zuò gǎn dāng
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
狼多肉少
láng duō ròu shǎo
many wolves and not enough meat / not enough to go around
兴尽
xìng jìn
to have lost interest / to have had enough
跷足以待
qiāo zú yǐ dài
lit. raise one's foot enough to delay / make a pretence of action (idiom)
週轉
zhōu zhuǎn
turnover (in cash or personnel) / to have enough resources to cover a need / also written 周轉|周转
高低不就
gāo dī bù jiù
can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later
好汉做事好汉当
hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马
shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ
one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) / to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
是可忍，孰不可忍
shì kě rěn , shú bù kě rěn
if this can be tolerated, what cannot? (idiom) / enough is enough
何不食肉糜
hé bù shí ròu mí
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat) / fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
长记性
zhǎng jì xing
(coll.) to learn one's lesson / to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes
一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
人艰不拆
rén jiān bù chāi
life is hard enough as it is / don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
丁夫
dīng fū
(in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
活久见
huó jiǔ jiàn
(neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything / Just incredible!
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
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