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Examples:the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak—Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.—It is better travel hopefully than to arrive.—location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM—Heaven's net is wide meshed, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73).—the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall—(adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else)—It is hard change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.—posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)—lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices—everything is finished (idiom); And there you are!—regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.—the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors—chew on a large slab (idiom); a large mouthful is hard to chew—fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good—lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)—name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province—the theory that geological change is caused by catastrophic events such as the Biblical flood—There is always sth more learn (applied to art or learning).—one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)—the philosophy of materialism, doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality—character that is unfamiliar or not yet studied—collision in which only one party is at fault—neap tide (the smallest tide, when moon is at first or third quarter)—the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—nickname for sb who is the most powerful in an area—particle indicating that a previously asked question is be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")—lit. Mt Zhongnan is a shortcut a ministerial job (idiom); fig. to take a shortcut to promotion—fall flat (esp. of joke or speech that is completely ignored)—lit. argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble—the master leads you the door, the rest is up to you—lit. sing accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can—Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time—lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea—lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible—one who has a little knowledge likes show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest—Muzha (old spelling, Mucha), was a district in Taipei City merged with Jingmei is now called Wenshan—at home wherever one is (idiom); ready adapt—the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications—if two tigers fight, one must get injured (idiom); if you start a war, someone is bound get hurt—switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is disconnect the call)—seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others—the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear—You're welcome (that is, please don't thank me)—lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed—live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off—a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman—Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.—act as if one is taking things very seriously—abler people do more work (idiom); It is because you are so capable that we (or they) leave everything you.—die (when one's predestined life span is up)—there is a rock every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock—one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions [idiom.]—If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. [idiom.]—control a key point is to be master of the situation [idiom.]—the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time [idiom.]—fig. indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble [idiom.]—sb. who is unable repay their credit card borrowings—(of a political career) everything is going smoothly [idiom.]—lit. there is no road the sky, nor door into the earth [idiom.]—it is hard become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury [idiom.]—ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy [idiom.]—lit. fight it out with sb to see who is best [idiom.]—(onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb. who is sound asleep—lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving [idiom.]—lit. proper behaviour is based on reciprocity [idiom.]—decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it be strung on a cord—be sentimentally attached to (a person or place)—something be taken up later in speech or writing—overall brand look or logo that can be patented—have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant—equality ration fund, a charitable investment fund that can be drawn down in proportion further donations—be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)—Magadha, ancient India kingdom reported be the birthplace of Buddhism—(in interrogative sentence) be necessary to—fig. be endowed with extraordinary intelligence—be unable to continue living (in a certain manner)—(of a prepaid mobile phone) be out of credit—help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy—make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval—forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones—joke intended be so corny it makes one groan—(Japanese kokuji) be crowded, to go into, etc—auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to)—able think of everything that needs to be thought of—if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end it? (Buddhist saying)—Accumulated evil will be repaid in suffering (idiom).—guilty and deserves be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement—Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure be ill-intentioned. [idiom.]—too numerous be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) [idiom.]—great intelligence may appear be stupidity [idiom.]—lit. be confined within a circle drawn on the ground [idiom.]—remove sth that could be used as a pretext [idiom.]—Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. [idiom.]— |