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Examples:lit. three ignorant cobblers add up a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom—lit. fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner—lit. want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed—lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed—lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around—lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart it, you can break up metal and rocks—lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other—lit. look inone's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience—lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude—lit. the eye cannot bear see it (idiom); a scene too pitiful to behold—lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom); fig. honesty prevails throughout society—lit. inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power—lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)—lit. abyss and marsh, meeting place of fish and beast—lit. a pair of mythical birds who depend on each other—lit. collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background—lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement study or progress—lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. get one's finger in the pie—lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity the powerful to obtain favor—lit. lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency—lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest—lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea—lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related—lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem—lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); compete fiercely offering no quarter—lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism—lit. go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs—lit. branch segment (where new branches should develop)—lit. dreams and visions in a bubble (idiom); fig. the illusory nature of the world in Buddhism—lit. cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell—lit. among the mulberry trees by the Pu River—lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns have influence—lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable see one's own faults—lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.—lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river—lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions—lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable—lit. blame the heavens and reproach the earth—lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); latch on to every opportunity—lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. have a knack for good business—lit. use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material—lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains—lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse—lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ—lit. wear green headband (to visit a Yuan dynasty brothel)—lit. point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree—lit. take meaning from cut segment (idiom); to interpret out of context—lit. like a moth flying inthe fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction—lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom); a famous person attract criticism—lit. cover light and nurture in the dark (idiom); to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time—lit. summon demons create havoc (idiom); to stir up trouble with intent of sabotage—lit. view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded—lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom)—lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster—lit. unable distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent—lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole—lit. fight tiger bare handed and wade rivers (idiom); fig. bull-headed heroism—lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing—lit. search for the mule while riding on it [idiom.]—lit. despising poverty but not prostitution [idiom.]—lit. forced crawl between sb's legs as humiliation [idiom.]—lit. like a three-meter high monk , you can't rub his head [idiom.]—lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed [idiom.]—lit. change something rotten into something magical [idiom.]—light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence one person, a matter of life or death to another—see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression—(of a rumor etc) collapse (in the light of facts etc)—light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)—struggling in the light and fighting in the dark (idiom); fig. intriguing against each other—sial rock (containing silicon and aluminium, so comparatively light, making continental plates)—cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)—sponge cake (light steamed flour or rice cake)—light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)—face light up with delight (idiom); beam with joy—parallax second or parsec or pc, astronomic unit of distance, approx 3.26 light years—dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)—As the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes light—as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers death)—become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven—classifier for bunches, bundles e.g. flowers or straw, and beams of light—classifier for wisps of cloud, light beams or similar—classifier for long thin stretches, e.g. jet of gas, streak of light, river; for objects presenting multiple, successive barriers; for individual steps in a process; for orders, questions e.g. in a test—a poor light but nevertheless inextinguishable [idiom.]— |