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Examples:hanger-on of an aristocrat—On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957—Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)—Virupaksa (on of the Four Heavenly Kings)—Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women—United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea—convex on both sides (of lens)—Lawpita Falls on the Balu Chaung river, location of Myanmar's biggest hydroelectric plant—Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)—discount the interest on a bill of exchange—lit. a pair of mythical birds who depend on each other—Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month—restrictions on the publication of newspapers—Mach (aeronautics), unit of speed based on speed of sound = 1 Mach = 1224 km per hr—tufts of hair on children—the seat of the Law, on which the one who explains the doctrine is seated (Buddhism)—rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin the bullet)—Capernaum (biblical town on the Sea of Galilee)—sutra written on leaves of pattra palm tree—old: reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word—The Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by UmberEco—fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on—(of sound) linger on faintly—Hundred Flowers Campaign (PRC, 1956-57), in which Mao called for the taboo on discussing mistakes of the CCP be lifted—highlighting (of selected text on a computer screen)—Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea—select, on the basis of a vote or consensus—appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity—bestow a surname (of emperor conferring favor on ethnic group)—Eid al-Azha Festival of sacrifice on tenth of twelfth month of Muslim lunar calendar—lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head—obsequiously bequeath favors on behalf of another—come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location—island (the superstructure of an aircraft carrier, on the starboard side of the deck)—Brindisi, port city on southeast heel of Italy—scales on the belly of a snake, aiding locomotion—Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea—hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target—lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); get into trouble on account of a cherished item—fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus)—Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990—corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead—write a poem on the order of the Emperor—the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence—lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu [idiom.]— |