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Examples:lit. fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner—lit. live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship—lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere—lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around—lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.—lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude—lit. firebirds soar, phoenix gather (idiom); a distinguished literary group—lit. inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power—lit. renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways—lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts—lit. collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background—lit. feel as if one's intestines have been cut short—lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.—lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); push through shoving and bumping—lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)—lit. give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation—lit. lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage—lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together—lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture—lit. hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything—lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294—lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river—lit. Rushing Clan, generation born between 1975-1985 and China's most hedonistic and hard-working social group (netspeak)—lit. replacement for soldier on leave for the melon picking season—lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned—lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)—lit. carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action—lit. one-track path; fig. adopt a unified approach to discussing an issue—lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework—lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect—lit. push up paper prices in Luoyang (idiom); fig. sensational popularity of a new book—lit. punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again—lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands—lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe—lit. use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material—lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse—lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. overestimate one's capabilities—lit. rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits—lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); gossip about the neighbors—lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing—lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me—lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom); fig. exquisite bold calligraphy—lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy—lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society—lit. the time up today (idiom); up to the present—lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time—lit. the giant Peng bird spreads its wings and begins fly—lit. cover light and nurture in the dark (idiom); to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time—lit. ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses—lit. topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering—lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift—lit. lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge—lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones—lit. one hundred loopholes (idiom); full of mistakes (of speech or article)—lit. lost soul, dropped spirit (idiom); driven distraction—lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed [idiom.]—lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease [idiom.]—lit. pick the flowers and trample the grass [idiom.]—lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival [idiom.]—lit. things are not separated according their size [idiom.]—lit. oily and shiny the point of reflecting [idiom.]—lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof [idiom.]—lit. why use a pole-ax slaughter a chicken? [idiom.]—lit. try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it [idiom.]—light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence one person, a matter of life or death to another—see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression—(of a rumor etc) collapse (in the light of facts etc)—light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)—struggling in the light and fighting in the dark (idiom); fig. intriguing against each other—sial rock (containing silicon and aluminium, so comparatively light, making continental plates)—cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)—sponge cake (light steamed flour or rice cake)—Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light shows—light hydrogen, the most common isotope of hydrogen, having no neutron, so atomic weight 1—face light up with delight (idiom); beam with joy—parallax second or parsec or pc, astronomic unit of distance, approx 3.26 light years—dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)—As the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes light—as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers death)—become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven—classifier for long thin stretches, e.g. jet of gas, streak of light, river; for objects presenting multiple, successive barriers; for individual steps in a process; for orders, questions e.g. in a test—classifier for bunches, bundles e.g. flowers or straw, and beams of light—a poor light but nevertheless inextinguishable [idiom.]—classifier for wisps of cloud, light beams or similar— |