miǎn bù liǎo
unavoidable
can't be avoided
dà bù liǎo
at worst
if worst comes to worst
serious
alarming
shǎo bu liǎo
cannot do without
to be unavoidable
are bound to be many
shòu bù liǎo
unbearable
unable to endure
can't stand
bù liǎo liǎo zhī
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
to end up with nothing definite
yòng bu liǎo
to not use all of
to use less than
sǐ bù liǎo
Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)
gòu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ
a dog can't stop himself from eating shit
bad habits are hard to change
tuō bù liǎo shēn
busy and unable to get away
yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ
lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need
a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
I'll get you sooner or later
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
I'll get you sooner or later
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
I'll get you sooner or later
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
I'll get you sooner or later
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
I'll get you sooner or later
suàn bù liǎo
does not count for anything
of no account
gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ
lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)
fig. bad habits are hard to change
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
one just has to be patient
haste will ruin everything
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
fig. you'll have to take the consequences
yě hǎo bu liǎo duō shǎo
hardly any better
just as bad
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
better kept under the table (idiom)
not to be disclosed
too inferior to show in public
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
I'll get you sooner or later
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