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may —可 (almost always used) ()要 ()Examples:Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.—Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles—May 7 Cadre School (forcing educated people inre-education and peasant labor during Cultural Revolution)—(may also refer other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)—6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake—fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment—bamboos placed across wooden frames on which grain may be stored in damp climates—a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself—characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown)—much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal—my presumptuous request (humble expr.); if I may be so bold ask a favor—lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead friendship—Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.—the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time—may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of—May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request)—lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations—May you have peace year after year (New Year's greeting)—an excess of joy may lead sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)—May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)—The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).—a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed—lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death)—Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.—(in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century 1919)—Help others, and others may help you (idiom).—fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return their roots (proverb)—period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)—a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent—tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)—a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth—anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc—may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea [idiom.]— |