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千里搭長棚,沒有不散的宴席


千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席

qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
    qian1 li3 da1 chang2 peng2 , mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan4 xi2
ch`ien li ta ch`ang p`eng , mei yu pu san te yen hsi
    chien li ta chang peng , mei yu pu san te yen hsi
even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

Variations:
強いて言えば
しいて言えば

 shiiteieba / shiteeba
    しいていえば
(expression) if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose

Variations:
損して得取る
損して得とる

 sonshitetokutoru
    そんしてとくとる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (See 損して得取れ) you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose

Variations:
損して得取れ
損して得とれ

 sonshitetokutore
    そんしてとくとれ
(expression) (proverb) you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose

Variations:
行かなくては
行かなくちゃ

 ikanakuteha(行kanakuteha); ikanakucha(行kanakucha)
    いかなくては(行かなくては); いかなくちゃ(行かなくちゃ)
(expression) (See 無くては・なくては・2) I've got to be going; I must go

Variations:
せねばならない
せねばならぬ

 senebanaranai; senebanaranu
    せねばならない; せねばならぬ
(expression) (See なければならない) ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

Variations:
勿れ
莫れ
毋れ
无れ(oK)

 nakare
    なかれ
(particle) (kana only) must not; do not

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ

see styles
 shouointohossurebamazuumaoiyo / shoointohossurebamazumaoiyo
    しょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ
(expression) (proverb) do not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin; if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse

Variations:
油断も隙もない
油断も隙も無い

 yudanmosukimonai
    ゆだんもすきもない
(expression) one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...

Variations:
マストアイテム
マスト・アイテム

 masutoaitemu; masuto aitemu
    マストアイテム; マスト・アイテム
must-have (wasei: must item); essential item

降り懸かる火の粉は払わねばならぬ

see styles
 furikakaruhinokohaharawanebanaranu
    ふりかかるひのこははらわねばならぬ
(expression) (proverb) you must protect yourself against any possible dangers

Variations:
飽くまで(rK)
飽く迄(rK)

 akumade
    あくまで
(adverb) (1) (kana only) to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; consistently; to the utmost; (adverb) (2) (kana only) after all; it must be remembered; only; purely; simply

Variations:
それは無い
其れは無い
其れはない

 sorehanai
    それはない
(expression) (kana only) you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

Variations:
千曳
千引
千引き
千曳き(rK)

 chibiki; chihiki(rk)
    ちびき; ちひき(rk)
something so heavy it must be pulled by a thousand men; pulling with strength of a thousand people

Variations:
可からざる(rK)
可らざる(rK)

 bekarazaru
    べからざる
(expression) (form) (kana only) (See べからず・2) cannot; must not

Variations:
可からざる(rK)
可らざる(sK)

 bekarazaru
    べからざる
(exp,adj-f) (form) (kana only) (See べからず・2) cannot; must not

Variations:
生き身は死に身
生き身は死身(io)

 ikimihashinimi
    いきみはしにみ
(expression) (proverb) all that lives must eventually die

Variations:
飽くまでも(rK)
飽く迄も(rK)

 akumademo
    あくまでも
(adverb) (1) (kana only) to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; consistently; to the utmost; (adverb) (2) (kana only) after all; it must be remembered; only; purely; simply

Variations:
ならない
ならぬ
ならん
なりません

 naranai(p); naranu; naran; narimasen
    ならない(P); ならぬ; ならん; なりません
(expression) (1) (usu. ...てならない or ...でならない) cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; cannot bear not to; (expression) (2) (usu. ...てはならない or ...ではならない) must not ...; should not ...; (expression) (3) (usu. ...なくてはならない, ...なければならない, or ...ねばならない) (See なければならない) must ...; have to ...; ought to ...

Variations:
べきでは無い(sK)
可きではない(sK)

 bekidehanai
    べきではない
(exp,adj-i) should not; must not

Variations:
生ある者は必ず死あり
生有る者は必ず死有り

 seiarumonohakanarazushiari / searumonohakanarazushiari
    せいあるものはかならずしあり
(expression) (proverb) no mortal escapes death; all men must die; he who has life, certainly has death

Variations:
諸行無常
諸行無情(sK)
諸業無常(sK)

 shogyoumujou / shogyomujo
    しょぎょうむじょう
(yoji) {Buddh} (See 四法印) all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent

Variations:
靴新しと雖も首に加えず
沓新しと雖も首に加えず

 kutsuatarashitoiedomokubinikuwaezu
    くつあたらしといえどもくびにくわえず
(expression) (proverb) there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes; even new shoes must not be worn on the head

Variations:
ええ
えー
えーー
えーっ

 ee(p); ee; eeー(sk); ee(sk)
    ええ(P); えー; えーー(sk); えーっ(sk)
(interjection) (1) (usu. ええ) yes; that is correct; right; (interjection) (2) (usu. えー) um; errr; well; (interjection) (3) (usu. えー) huh?; (interjection) (4) (usu. えー) grrr; gah; must I?; (can act as adjective) (5) (ksb:) (usu. ええ) (See 良い・1) good

Variations:
強いて言えば
しいて言えば
強いていえば(sK)

 shiiteieba / shiteeba
    しいていえば
(expression) if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

Variations:
訳にはいかない
わけには行かない
訳には行かない

 wakenihaikanai
    わけにはいかない
(expression) (kana only) cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

Variations:
成すべきこと
成すべき事
なす可きこと
なす可き事

 nasubekikoto
    なすべきこと
(exp,n) (kana only) things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

Variations:
インテリジェントデザイン
インテリジェント・デザイン

 interijentodezain; interijento dezain
    インテリジェントデザイン; インテリジェント・デザイン
intelligent design (theory that life or the universe must have been designed by an intelligent being)

Variations:
ないと行けない
無いといけない
無いと行けない

 naitoikenai
    ないといけない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) (after negative base of verb) (See 無くてはいけない・なくてはいけない・2) have to (verb); must (verb); (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) (esp. 無いといけない) (See 無くてはいけない・なくてはいけない・1) is indispensable; absolutely necessary

Variations:
ないと行けません
無いといけません
無いと行けません

 naitoikemasen
    ないといけません
(expression) (1) (kana only) (after negative base of verb) (See ないと行けない・ないといけない・1) have to (verb); must (verb); (expression) (2) (esp. 無いといけません) (See ないと行けない・ないといけない・2) is indispensable; absolutely necessary

Variations:
三尺下がって師の影を踏まず
三尺さがって師の影を踏まず

 sanjakusagatteshinokageofumazu
    さんじゃくさがってしのかげをふまず
(expression) (proverb) (See 三尺去って師の影を踏まず) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

Variations:
三歩下がって師の影を踏まず
三歩さがって師の影を踏まず

 sanposagatteshinokageofumazu
    さんぽさがってしのかげをふまず
(expression) (proverb) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

Variations:
強いて言うなら
しいて言うなら
強いていうなら(sK)

 shiiteiunara / shiteunara
    しいていうなら
(expression) (See 強いて言えば) if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

Variations:
それは無い(sK)
其れは無い(sK)
其れはない(sK)

 sorehanai
    それはない
(expression) you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

Variations:
ない訳にはいかない
ないわけには行かない
ない訳には行かない

 naiwakenihaikanai
    ないわけにはいかない
(expression) (kana only) (after neg. verb stem) (See わけにはいかない) cannot avoid (doing); cannot help (doing); have no other choice but to; must (do)

Variations:
でなければならない
でなければいけない
でなければならぬ

 denakerebanaranai(p); denakerebaikenai; denakerebanaranu
    でなければならない(P); でなければいけない; でなければならぬ
(expression) (See である,なければならない) having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

Variations:
勿れ
莫れ(rK)
毋れ(rK)
无れ(rK)
無かれ(iK)

 nakare
    なかれ
(suffix) (kana only) (from imperative form of 無し) must not; do not

Variations:
ならない
ならぬ
ならん
なりません

 naranai(p); naranu(sk); naran(sk); narimasen(sk)
    ならない(P); ならぬ(sk); ならん(sk); なりません(sk)
(expression) (1) (as ...てならない) cannot help (feeling); unbearably; awfully; irresistibly; (expression) (2) (as ...てはならない) must not ...; should not ...; (expression) (3) (as ...なくてはならない, ...なければならない, ...ねばならない, etc.) must ...; have to ...; ought to ...; (expression) (4) cannot; unable to; (expression) (5) (dated) (as ...ではならない) not

Variations:
降りかかる火の粉は払わねばならぬ
降り懸かる火の粉は払わねばならぬ

 furikakaruhinokohaharawanebanaranu
    ふりかかるひのこははらわねばならぬ
(expression) (proverb) you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you

Variations:
ないと行けない(sK)
無いといけない(sK)
無いと行けない(sK)

 naitoikenai
    ないといけない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (after negative base of verb) (See なくてはいけない・2) have to (verb); must (verb); (exp,adj-i) (2) (See なくてはいけない・1) is indispensable; absolutely necessary

Variations:
だるま落とし
ダルマ落とし
達磨落とし
だるま落し
ダルマ落し
達磨落し

 darumaotoshi(daruma落toshi, 達磨落toshi, daruma落shi, 達磨落shi); darumaotoshi(daruma落toshi, daruma落shi)
    だるまおとし(だるま落とし, 達磨落とし, だるま落し, 達磨落し); ダルマおとし(ダルマ落とし, ダルマ落し)
(See だるま・1) daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground

Variations:
ないと行けません(sK)
無いといけません(sK)
無いと行けません(sK)

 naitoikemasen
    ないといけません
(expression) (1) (after negative base of verb) (See ないといけない・1) have to (verb); must (verb); (expression) (2) (See ないといけない・2) is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

Variations:
だるま落とし
ダルマ落とし
達磨落とし
だるま落し(sK)
ダルマ落し(sK)
達磨落し(sK)

 darumaotoshi
    だるまおとし
(See だるま・1) daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground

Variations:
なければならない
なければなりません
なければいけない
なければいけません
ねばならぬ
ねばならない
ねばなりません
なければならぬ
なけばならない

 nakerebanaranai(p); nakerebanarimasen(p); nakerebaikenai(p); nakerebaikemasen; nebanaranu; nebanaranai; nebanarimasen; nakerebanaranu; nakebanaranai
    なければならない(P); なければなりません(P); なければいけない(P); なければいけません; ねばならぬ; ねばならない; ねばなりません; なければならぬ; なけばならない
(expression) have to do; must; should; ought to

Variations:
なければならない
なければなりません
なければいけない
なければいけません
ねばならぬ
ねばならない
ねばなりません
なければならぬ
なけばならない

 nakerebanaranai(p); nakerebanarimasen(p); nakerebaikenai(p); nakerebaikemasen(sk); nebanaranu(sk); nebanaranai(sk); nebanarimasen(sk); nakerebanaranu(sk); nakebanaranai(sk)
    なければならない(P); なければなりません(P); なければいけない(P); なければいけません(sk); ねばならぬ(sk); ねばならない(sk); ねばなりません(sk); なければならぬ(sk); なけばならない(sk)
(expression) have to do; must; should; ought to

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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