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Examples:National protection war or Campaign defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor—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—described as the east-most end of the Silk road—the melting point of silver 962°C used as a calibration point in some temperature scales—overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest)—Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty—Sandhinir mokcana vyuha sutra, a yogic text on awareness and meditation, translated as the Wisdom of Buddha—Nature (as the mother of all things)—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—heart (as the seat of emotions)—person who scales the outer walls of a building as a stunt or for building maintenance—Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine—Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe—acclaim as the peak of perfection—Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.—write as if from the mouth of sb—order the arrest of sb as criminal—Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science—the part of a house facing the street serving as a store—countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges [idiom.]—as many as the hair of the ox [idiom.]— |