(n)evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally, Syn.Alstonia scholaris, dita bark, devil tree
[尔虞我诈 / 爾虞我詐, ěr yú wǒ zhà, ㄦˇ ㄩˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄚˋ]lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (成语 saw); fig. mutual deception; each tries to outwit the other; dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost#48733[Add to Longdo]
[装神弄鬼 / 裝神弄鬼, zhuāng shén nòng guǐ, ㄓㄨㄤ ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ]lit. dress up as God, play the devil (成语 saw); fig. to mystify; to deceive people; to scam#62197[Add to Longdo]
[有钱能使鬼推磨 / 有錢能使鬼推磨, yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mó, ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄇㄛˊ]lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (成语 saw); with money, you can do anything you like.#85696[Add to Longdo]
[引鬼上门 / 引鬼上門, yǐn guǐ shàng mén, ㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄣˊ]to lead the devil to the door (成语 saw); to invite the attention of criminals; to leave oneself open to attack#461446[Add to Longdo]
[人不为己,天诛地灭 / 人不為己,天誅地滅, rén bù wèi jǐ, tiān zhū dì miè, ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˇ, ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ]Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.; Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.[Add to Longdo]
[道高一尺,魔高一丈, dào gāo yī chǐ, mó gāo yī zhàng, ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ, ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ]virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (成语 saw); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.[Add to Longdo]
[魔高一丈,道高一尺, mó gāo yī zhàng, dào gāo yī chǐ, ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ, ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ]the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (成语 saw); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.[Add to Longdo]
to choose { chose; chosen } | choosing | chosen | he/she chooses | I/he/she chose | he/she has/had chosen | to choose between the devil and the deep blue sea [ fig. ][Add to Longdo]
[うわさをすればかげがさす, uwasawosurebakagegasasu](exp) (id) speak of the devil and he shall appear; speak rumours of someone and they shall appear[Add to Longdo]
[しんたいりょうなん, shintairyounan](n) being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place[Add to Longdo]