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Examples:location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM—where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); finish once one starts sth—lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain—Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)—disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds)—hate to leave a place where one has lived long—spilt water returns the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong—place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc—lit. branch segment (where new branches should develop)—(car) accident where the driver is not held responsible—place where the emperor listened lectures (traditional)—first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive)—the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way—a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way—outer alternate angles (where one line meets two parallel lines)—Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canadian doctor, worked for communists in Spanish civil war and for Mao in Yan'an, where he died of blood poisoning—alludes the Sichan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day—leave a place where some event is taking place—persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way—point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides—mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform ina dragon—as if degenerating insmoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading—a goal in a sports match where the player accidentally puts the ball inhis own goal—mythical place where the Celestial Emperor stores his books—traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)—back where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement—character where different readings convey different meanings—a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces—Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. [idiom.]— |