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Examples:lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring—Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells—well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it—If you can't do anything prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.—lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.—lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure do well.—the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view—comfortable voice (well within one's range of pitch)—Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC—welt seam (doubled over and sewed again from topside)—Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism—conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well!—(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met—the Strawberry Generation (Taiwanese term, often sarcastic, for those born between 1980 and 1991, well off and influenced by advertising)—(of a government or administration) well ordered—lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not make adequate provision—elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well prepared forces—well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier—live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off—classifier for natural springs and hollow objects e.g. wells, stoves etc.— |