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Examples:Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented—human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence—described as the east-most end of the Silk road—panentheism, theological theory of God as equal the Universe while transcending it—precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence—Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty—high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching the test)—Sandhinir mokcana vyuha sutra, a yogic text on awareness and meditation, translated as the Wisdom of Buddha—bucking bar (metal bar fixing the tail of a rivet as it is driven)—Attila (406-453), Hun emperor, known as the scourge of God—smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)—Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han—mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas—mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die—the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")—Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe—order the arrest of sb as criminal—Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science—lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)—countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges [idiom.]—as many as the hair of the ox [idiom.]— |