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Examples:supplementary way of making a living—cries of pleasure during love-making—lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests—Cai Lun (-121), the inventor of paper making—make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc)—lit. making little use of great talent—lit. see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch—a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down the times of Confucius—a novice making a fool of himself—half willing and half unwilling (idiom); yield after making a show of resistance—whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference—make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour—peptide chain (chain of amino acids making up protein)—not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives— |