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Examples:Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk—Cerro Aconcagua, mountain in the Americas—the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story—not in the least concerned [idiom.]—take an examination (in the imperial examination system)—the eagle soars in the sky (citation from Mao Zedong)—appear on film or in the media—not found in the classics (idiom); unknown—(usu. used in the negative) absolutely—Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860—take in the whole scene at once—Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution—all the parts are in place, but small scale (Mencius)—hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)—(onom.) young leaves stir gently in the wind—clear out the old, bring in the new—desolation in the aftermath of a disaster—(of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple—(usually used in the negative) answer or reply to sb's question—please return (an item sent in the mail)—wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol—hold in the hand, to grasp—Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar—(usually used in the negative) be of help or use—Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota—fig. act in the name (of an idea or an organization)—lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations—Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc—lit. look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision—(of a girl) in the prime of youth—Bethlehem (in the biblical nativity story)—shout abuses in the street—hitching a ride the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement—Malpighian tubule system (in the insect digestive tract etc)—lit. believe in the rain on hearing the wind [idiom.]—classifier for people working in the same domain—classifier for long, narrow, flexible objects such as fish, dogs, pants; for roads and rivers; for human lives; in the expression: one heart, meaning working together for a common goal—Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion—League of Nations (1920-1946), based in Geneva, precursor of the UN—Junggar or Dsungharian basin in Xinjiang between the Altai and TianShan ranges—the eyes bore through, the belly hungers (idiom); in eager anticipation—Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty—formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents the girl's family)—traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball)—horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)—lit. clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble—the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year in24 equal periods—Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty— |