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Examples:long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed round-grained rice)—lit. fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner—light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence one person, a matter of life or death to another—Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, such as pigs, cows, giraffes etc)—appear (so as to cause shock or surprise)—population (counted as number of households for census or taxation)—lit. dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general—(work or fight) as if one's life depends on it—(courteous) be so bold as to—Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates, such as horses, zebras etc)—collection of papers (published as one volume)—"a slave certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable—cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)—not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents—character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English)—May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request)—butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another—be so in pain as to not want to live—refuse to accept as final—lit. kill one warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—unlikely go so far as to—be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it—debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back—be so grieved as to wish one were dead—bend in two so as to break—phony customer who pretends buys things so as to lure real customers—(old) girl trafficked ina brothel to work as prostitute—observe sb's words and gestures (idiom, from Analects); to examine words and moods for a clue as to sb's thoughts—consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence—unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism)—dissemination as fruit (evolutionary strategy for seed dispersal)—feel as if it had happened to oneself—as everyone can appreciate (idiom); clear all—fig. a condition giving access benefits (e.g. a diploma as a pass to a career)—road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road—(used in constructing words for feelings such as anger, surprise, sympathy etc)—hand typewriter (as opposed electric typewriter)—the part of a house facing the street serving as a store—become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven—classifier for heavy objects, such as machines, TVs, computers; theater performances—classifier for food in bowls such as soup, rice, congee, wonton—classifier for objects in a small box or case, such as cigarettes, chocolates, mooncakes, cassettes, CDs—classifier for gusts or bursts; for events of short duration such as lightning, storms, wind—classifier for sections of plants such as bamboo or sugarcane; tree branches; class periods at school; cylindrical batteries, train carriages—classifier for small objects, such as a grain of rice—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 wheeled vehicles; such as cars, bicycles—classifier for flat things, such as paper, tables, faces, bows, paintings, tickets, constellations, blankets, bedsheets—classifier for objects in a small package or pouch, such as cookies, cigarettes—classifier for recurring events, often annual, such as conferences, class years in school—classifier for couples; objects in pairs, such as wedding rings, earrings—classifier for pairs of objects which naturally come in pairs such as chopsticks or shoes—classifier for objects in rows such as words—classifier for objects with protruding top, such as hats, tents—classifier for cans of beverages, such as soda or beer—classifier for piles of things, such as trash or sand—classifier for bagfuls of things, such as flour or cement—noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian— |