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many adjective—多 adj (almost always used) Examples:Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs—Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems—almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle—no time deal with so many things (idiom); to have one's hands full—"a slave certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable—William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Beijing university—travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations—the eye cannot take it all in (idiom); too many good things see—using the few defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness—humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.—History of later Han dynasty, internal palace record by many 1st and 2nd century authors, 143 scrolls—can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents—Picornaviridae (virus family including many human pathogens)—more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth—refers many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government—(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses delay working—so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted—Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists—seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others—woven fabric with single colored woof but many-colored warp—life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations)—deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous—polytheism, belief in the existence of many gods—Many little things add up sth. great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle—many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up sth. big—Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. [idiom.]— |