"Someone" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yǒu rén someone / people / anyone / there is someone there / occupied (as in restroom)
 mǒu rén someone / a certain person / some people / I (self-address after one's surname)
 mà rén to swear or curse (at people) / to scold or yell at someone
 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party
 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation
 guàn zuì to fuddle / to befuddle / to inebriate / to get someone drunk
 bàn jiǎo shí stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way
 jià huò to impute / to shift the blame onto someone else
 sǐ qiú prisoner that awaits execution / convict sentenced to death / someone on death row
 dài cháng (medical) compensation / to repay a debt or obligation in place of someone else
 qiǎng rén suǒ nán to force someone to do something
 hán shā shè yǐng to attack someone by innuendo (idiom) / to make oblique charges / to make insinuations / to insinuate
 wā qiáng jiǎo to undermine / to let someone down / to seduce someone away from something
 qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom) / there is always sth more to learn / never be satisfied to rest on your laurels / there is no room for complacency
 dài lèi to get someone involved in one's trouble
 shòu rén yǐ bǐng to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom) / to give someone a hold on oneself
 jiào xué xiāng zhǎng when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
 sǐ qi bái lài to pester someone again and again
 luò luò nán hé a loner / someone who does not easily get along with others
 guǐ pà è rén lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too / an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom)
 èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
 yīn ài chéng hèn hatred caused by love (idiom) / to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person
 bǎi bān bā jié to flatter someone in a hundred different ways / assiduous fawning (idiom)
 fàng niǎo to stand someone up
 dì èr ge rén the second person / (fig.) someone else / third party
 yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom) / when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
 yán kòng someone who attaches great importance to good looks (esp. in others)
 tuǐ le (Tw) (Internet slang) too late, someone posted that already (supposedly from "lag" misspelled as "leg")
 bié ren qiān lu:2 nǐ bá jué zi lit. someone else stole the donkey / you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom) / fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame
 kě chéng zhī jī an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
 chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) / fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first
 shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
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