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- exactly; precisely
- only; simply; just
- (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
Trad. 也就是說
- in other words
- that is to say
- so
- thus
Trad. 聽風就是雨
- lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)
- to believe rumors
- to be credulous
- see 有奶便是娘[you3 nai3 bian4 shi4 niang2]
Trad. 聽見風就是雨
- lit. on hearing wind, to say rain
- to agree uncritically with whatever people say
- to parrot other people's words
- to chime in with others
Trad. 團結就是力量
- unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)
Trad. 撿到籃裡就是菜
- all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
Trad. 不是魚死就是網破
- lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
- fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
- it's either him or me