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吃亏
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chī kuī |
to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately |
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比上不足，比下有余
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bǐ shàng - bù zú , bǐ xià - yǒu yú |
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some |
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大不了
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dà bù liǎo |
at worst; if worst comes to worst / (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming |
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上刑
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shàng xíng |
severe punishment / worst punishment / to torture |
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哀莫大于心死
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āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ |
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 庄子) / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart / nothing is more wretched than apathy |
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不孝有三，无后为大
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bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà |
There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子) |
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好戏还在后头
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hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou |
the best part of the show is yet to come / (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come / you ain't seen nothin' yet |
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末位淘汰
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mò wèi táo tài |
sacking the worst-performing employee / elimination of the worst-performing contestant |
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束手就毙
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shù shǒu jiù bì |
hands tied and expecting the worst |
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束手待死
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shù shǒu dài sǐ |
hands tied and expecting the worst |