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and conjunction—和 conj (often used) 及 conj (often used) 以及 conj 并 conj 而 conj 与 conj Examples:triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering—Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.—Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia—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—always at sb's beck and call—lit. discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip—lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury—theory of Chakra in Indian yoga and Tibetan Buddhism—Dayu mountain range between southwest Jiangxi and Guangdong—assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task—a dealer who works with animal hides and skins—tigon or tiglon, hybrid cross between a male tiger and a lioness—Zhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist—handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); do sth skillfully and easily—assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate—Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge, the scene of "incident" sparking WW2 between Japan and China—Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990—He Houhua (1955-), Macau financier and politician, first magistrate from 1999—full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring sb's life)—lit. hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything—Bertrand Arthur William, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), British logician, rationalist philosopher and pacifist—eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb—Zheng He (1371-1433), famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer—booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi Qian Long emperors)—First United Front between Guomindang and Communist party, 1923-1927—Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader—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—Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (1950-), Russian diplomat and politician, Foreign minister from 2004—transfer a shop and all its contents to new owner—observe sb's words and gestures (idiom, from Analects); to examine words and moods for a clue as to sb's thoughts—dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth—save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally—genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand—Zadok (son of Azor and father of Achim in Matthew 1:13)—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), British evolutionary scientist and champion of Darwin—draft unequal treaty of Livadia (Crimea) of 1879 between Russia and Qing China, subsequently renegotiated—soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war—avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws—the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals—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—classifier for brief and often sudden actions—lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him [idiom.]— |