但
但
dàn
ㄉㄢˋ
- only
- but, however, yet, still
Words with 但但
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1. Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15
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1. if only (sth were possible)
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2. I wish (that)
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1. Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
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Name
1. Tennyson
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2. Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), English poet
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1. if only it were so
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Idiom
2. I hope so
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Slang
1. slow to arrive but eventually shows up
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Idiom
1. there is no harm in saying what one thinks
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
ㄅㄨˋㄑˊㄧㄡˇㄍㄨㄥ,ㄉㄢˋㄑˊㄨˊㄍㄨㄛˋ
不求有功,但求無過
不求有功,但求无过
Simplified
Traditional
不求有功,但求无过
不求有功,但求無過
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Idiom
1. lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes
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2. fig. to take a risk-averse approach