to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems
攻关
gōng guān
to storm a strategic pass / fig. to tackle a key problem
助攻
zhù gōng
(military) to mount a secondary attack / (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem / (sports) to participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist)
弊端
bì duān
systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom) / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs
lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom) / fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
一走了之
yī zǒu liǎo zhī
to avoid a problem by walking away from it / to quit
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps
救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn
add firewood to put out the flames (idiom) / fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse / to add fuel to the fire
直捣黄龙
zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng
lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem / no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
按下葫芦浮起瓢
àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo
solve one problem only to find another cropping up
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom) / a new problem arises before the old is solved / many twists and turns to a story / one thing after another
仙药
xiān yào
legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
以药养医
yǐ yào yǎng yī
"drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice
to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom) / extremely skilled / able to see through the problem at one glance
旧病复发
jiù bìng fù fā
old illness recurs (idiom) / a relapse / fig. to repeat an old error / the same old problem
船到桥门，自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén , zì huì zhí
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem / no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
医药分离
yī yào fēn lí
separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of "drugs serving to nourish doctors" 以藥養醫|以药养医[yi3 yao4 yang3 yi1]
钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo
lit. honing a bull's horn / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs / same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Joint Statement on the Kampuchean Problem
全面解决塞浦路斯问题的协定基础
Basis for Agreement on a Comprehensive Settlement of the Cyprus Problem
区域应对行动计划
Regional Action Plan to Address the Growing Problem of Illicit Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Drug Abuse in West Africa / Regional Response Action Plan
巴哈达尔协定
Bahir Dar Agreement on the Humanitarian Aspect of the Problem in Somalia / Bahir Dar Declaration
索马里问题人道主义方面的巴哈达尔协定
Bahir Dar Agreement on the Humanitarian Aspect of the Problem in Somalia / Bahir Dar Declaration
内罗毕宣言
Nairobi Declaration on the Problem of the Proliferation of Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa / Nairobi Declaration
解决达尔富尔问题的善意和建立信任协议
Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur / Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building
善意和建立信任协议
Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur / Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building
关于恢复印度之那和平问题的日内瓦会议
Geneva Conference on the problem of restoring peace in Indo-China
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