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Examples:silkworm nest (bundle of straw etc provided for silkworm spin their cocoons)—"flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything send their children abroad to study—fig. push sb to do sth way beyond their ability—(during the cultural revolution) criticize and denounce sb publicly for their errors (often imaginary)—give face to somebody by doing favors on their behalf—hidden inner properties and their external manifestations (TCM)—lit. collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background—praise the virtue of sb or sth while concealing their faults—the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom); drive the nation to bankruptcy—lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices—the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)—offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor—casting a couple's fortune based on their bithdates (old)—double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement—take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge—(old) a term servants used refer to their master—military dependents' village (community established in Taiwan for Nationalist soldiers and their dependents after the KMT retreated from the mainland in 1949)—Enjo-kōsai or "compensated dating", a practice which originated in Japan where older men give money or luxury gifts women for their companionship and sexual favors—"Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords explain their meaning—non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys)—appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity—the Qing order all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646—fig. all things go back their source eventually—lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless—poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food—(coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents—fig. everyone has their strong and weak points—"housing devil", real estate developer or realtor accused of manipulating the property market in their favor—The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. [idiom.]—subordinates follow the example of their superiors [idiom.]—(dialect) treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc [idiom.]—treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them [idiom.]—fig. sb old but reluctant relinquish their post [idiom.]—offer a wholehearted welcome to guests and accept their guidance [idiom.]—be either weak or strong both have their purpose [idiom.]— |