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Long time no see

好久不见

(Haven't seen you for a long time)

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Add oil

加油

(Cheer up / Go for it)

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People mountain people sea

人山人海

(Huge crowd of people)

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You can you up, no can no bb

你行你上,不行别逼逼

(If you can do it, go ahead; if you can't, stop criticizing.)

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Good good study, day day up

好好学习,天天向上

(Study hard and make progress every day)

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Give you some color see see

给你点颜色看看

(Teach you a lesson)

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You ask me, me ask who

你问我,我问谁

(I have no idea / Don't ask me)

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No zuo no die

不作死就不会死

(If you don't look for trouble, you won't find it)

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Horse horse tiger tiger

马马虎虎

(So-so / Careless)

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We two who and who

咱俩谁跟谁

(We are close friends)

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No can do

干不了

(I can't do it / Impossible)

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Lose face/Losing face

丢脸

(To suffer humiliation / To lose reputation)

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Tired like dog

累成狗

(Extremely exhausted)

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God is a girl

上天不公

(Life is unfair / God is unpredictable)

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Papa no baby

不孕不育

(Infertility / Unable to have children)

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You see you one day day

你看你一天天的

(Look at yourself / What have you been doing)

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Heart tired

心累

(Mentally exhausted / Emotionally drained)

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