| 释义 |
Examples:war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters—advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible—hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions—the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story—one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. work for a bit then skimp—lit. set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch—national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes the rescue—Qieyun, the first Chinese rime dictionary from 601 AD, containing 11,500 single-character entries—Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat—the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century—regional (away from the central administration)—control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)—Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend—Haojing (in modern Shaanxi, northwest of Chang'an county), capital of Western Zhou from c. 1050 BC—seduce someone away from something—(slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)—after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities—What you don't want done you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)—Ben Shalom Bernanke (1953-), US economist, Chairman of Fed from 2006—the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year in24 equal periods—company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong—lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. know fluently—jummah or Friday, when Muslims gather attend prayers (loanword from Arabic)—observe sb's words and gestures (idiom, from Analects); to examine words and moods for a clue as to sb's thoughts—lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. turn from passive to active behavior—pipe wind instrument introduced from the non-Han peoples in the North and West—rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies—Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski (1839-1888), Russian explorer who made four expeditions Central Asian from 1870—Angela Merkel (1954-), German CDU politician, chancellor from 2005—Hakka ethnic group (Han Chinese migrants from north south China)—Irtysh River, flowing from southwest Altai in Xinjiang through Kazakhstan and Siberia the Arctic Ocean—offer humbly (written at the end of letter from sb. of lower status to higher status)—create something from nothing [idiom.]—fiery eyes and golden pupils can discern truth from falsehood [idiom.]— |