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and conjunction—和 conj (often used)及 conj (often used)以及 conj并 conj而 conj与 conjExamples:lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers—Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.—Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later—hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions—Mongolian daruqachi, local commander in Mongol and Yuan times—speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions—the beasts of the field and the birds of the air—reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)—heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster—reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); err is human—International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)—He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, first magistrate from 1999—Chinese people press-ganged and sold inslavery during Western colonialism—Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister 2001-2006—lit. hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything—dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers—(old) visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)—Theravada, the primary Buddhism, as spread Sri Lanka and South-East Asia—(of male friends) have been through thick and thin together—Zheng He (1371-1433), famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer—diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues—one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch—appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity—kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)—the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods—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—murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear—Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty—ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs—Warren Buffett (1930-), the Sage of Omaha, US investor and philanthropist, principal owner of holding company Berkshire Hathaway—Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author—avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws—classifier for brief and often sudden actions—lit. breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening [idiom.]—classifier for long, narrow, flexible objects such as fish, dogs, pants; for roads and rivers; for human lives; in the expression: one heart, meaning working together for a common goal— |