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Examples:Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles—May 7 Cadre School (forcing educated people inre-education and peasant labor during Cultural Revolution)—(may also refer other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)—6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake—fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment—bamboos placed across wooden frames on which grain may be stored in damp climates—a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself—characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown)—lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another—a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent—lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead friendship—may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of—May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request)—may refer Silk Road states or Alexandria or the Roman empire—lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations—an excess of joy may lead sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)—Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for youths of 14 and upwards—The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).—Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.—fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.—(in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century 1919)—a thousand tries leads one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.—Help others, and others may help you (idiom).—period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)—auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to)—refers one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct—tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)—don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead friendship—5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon—anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc—lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)—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.— |