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Examples:Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented—fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was—that was one thing, and this is another—a Qing prince who was the designated successor emperor Guangxu until the Boxer uprising—Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established—switch a job one was not trained for—the blood of a sacrificial fowl which was sprinkled on doors and vessels—a street the south of the Forbidden City that was the Legation quarter during the Boxer uprising—Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)—the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)—Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e—have heard what was said—ancient Spanish kingdom from which the reconquista was based—one of the five two hour periods inwhich the night was formerly divided—Muzha (old spelling, Mucha), was a district in Taipei City merged with Jingmei is now called Wenshan—Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters)—(fig.) half-finished job that is difficult complete because it was not done properly in the first instance—water in which rice was boiled—bed kept as it was when the deceased was alive—for want of a nail the battle was lost—Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry—Shenglei, the earliest Chinese rime dictionary with 11,520 single-character entries, released in 3rd century (was not preserved this day)—Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, murdered in 1975 after opposing the counter-revolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979—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.—decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it be strung on a cord—lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not be mentioned in the same breath—a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept—"The wine´s gone bad and it cannot be sold"—be taken dissolved in boiling water (of Chinese herbal medicine)—"a slave certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable—be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)—be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc)—Magadha, ancient India kingdom reported be the birthplace of Buddhism—like a fish back in water (idiom); glad be back in one's proper surroundings—be forced to grind grain as a punishment (old)—get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful—if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age—the benevolent man cannot be rich (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).—fig. be endowed with extraordinary intelligence—without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules—While the green hills last, there'll be wood burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.—forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones—(usually used in the negative) be of help or use—be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc)—lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out—Take what you hear be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.—lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed—lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public—able think of everything that needs to be thought of—one's predestined fate is yet be fulfilled [idiom.]—be driven by strong sexual urge (to do sth) [idiom.]—”surrender and your life will be spared” [idiom.]—be overly subjective and disregard the outside world [idiom.]—(of one's name, reputation etc) be immortalized [idiom.]—be intimate with prostitutes and frequent brothels [idiom.]—be completely drained both emotionally and physically [idiom.]—lit. family shames must not be spread abroad [idiom.]— |