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Examples:beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat—marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy—lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests—using a talented person in an insignificant position—come back (of electricity, after an outage)—congratulate an elderly person on his birthday—lit. killing the chicken scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—(of the military or police) carry loaded rifles ready for an emergency—look after the needs of (a person or an animal)—naval formation headed by an aircraft carrier—one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "eo" or "sya"), an ancient Korean writing system—individual characters (making up an expression)—an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what do—knock out (of a jolt from an earthquake or crash)—ceremonial dress (determining the grade of an official)—wind does not come from an empty cave without reason—(of a performer) put on a show at an outdoor venue (temple fair, marketplace etc)—confer an official position with lavish promises—Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank—touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)—fig. act in the name (of an idea or an organization)—lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague—lit. have already written a testament for an old friend—(math.) an analytic function (of a complex variable)—don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead friendship—advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)—a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth—lit. Train an army for a thousand days use it for one morning. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off—be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)—lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. [idiom.]—favor an outsider instead of someone on one's own side [idiom.]—classifier for short time intervals; or quarter of an hour—classifier for the frequency or number of times an action or deed is carried out - mostly used in idiomatic phrases—internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside [idiom.]—(slang) have an intimate relationship with sb.—unity of will is an impregnable stronghold [idiom.]—lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind [idiom.]— |