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达官贵人 達官貴人 dignitaries; prominent officials and eminent personages
荡然无存 蕩然無存 to have nothing left
得寸进尺 得寸進尺 want more; not satisfied with what one has acquired
顶头上司 頂頭上司 the immediate boss
豆寇年华 豆蔻年華 marriageable age
对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 talk over people’s heads cast pearls before swine
东施效颦 東施效颦 crude imitation with ludicrous effects
大同小异 大同小異 be alike expert for slight differences
大智若愚 大智若愚 a man of great wisdom often appears slow-witted
滴水穿石 滴水穿石 Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away
独善其身 獨善其身 to preserve one’s own purity and integrity and pay no attention to others