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Examples:open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything—can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud take a low one—not distinguishing red-blue or black-white (idiom); not distinguish between right and wrong—hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions—lest all under heaven's not in chaos and disorder—start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through—If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible—get involved in things which are not one's business—not worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say—(not of regular commerce) sell or dispose of (goods etc)—slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.—fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect—real location (not a film studio set or theater)—Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries—extemporaneous thoughts noted down after a visit—illness that has not attacked the vital organs of the human body—intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)—fig. one should not go back one's past experiences (of love, job etc)—Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries—Biographic history of Qing dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls—lit. not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts—Chinese literary work not included in official classics—Pocahontas (c. 1595-1617), native American noted for her association with the colony of Jamestown, Virginia—Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan—Wang Guowei (1877-1927), noted scholar—lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need—arrive (esp. of notable person)—Tán Xīnpéi (1847-1917), noted opera actor—Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)—lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. reveal what one intends to hide—hear but not react (idiom); to turn a deaf ear—not become attached to material things, not to pity oneself—extensive but not refined (idiom); know something about everything—lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out—a thousand tries leads one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.—Knowledge is not innate man, how can we overcome doubt?—sub-prefecture level city (county level division, administered by province, not under a prefecture)—lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut get ahead in work or study—Ban Chao (33-102), noted Han diplomat and military man—it's worth noting that...—if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus [idiom.]—bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others [idiom.]— |