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Chinese Idioms

迫不得已 Pò bù dé yǐ ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ to have no alternative (but to); to be forced to; to be compelled to; to bow to (or yield to) necessity; to be under (the) pressure of circumstances; to do sth. against one's will [mau gak mau harus, gak ada Jalan lain kecuali] 揚長避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ to make best use of the advantages and bypass the disadvantages; to show one's strong points and hide one's weaknesses; to foster strengths and circumvent weaknesses [menonjolkan kelebihan dan berusaha menghindari kekurangan] 適得其反 shì dé qí fǎn ㄕˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄢˇ to run counter to one's desire; to have an exactly opposite effect [kebalikan dari apa yang kita inginkan] 獨具慧眼 dú jǜ huì yǎn ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ to show ingenuity; to have insight 不速之客 bú sù zhī kè ㄅㄨˊ ㄙㄨˋ ㄓ ㄎㄜˋ an uninvited guest; a chance comer; a casual visitor; a gatecrasher; an uncalled-for guest; an unexpected guest [tamu tak diundang] 與生俱來 yǚ shēng jǜ lái ㄩˇ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊ inherent; innate [pembawaan, bakat alami] 眾所周知...