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Examples:first day of the lunar month—Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then President of the World Uighur Congress—Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)—be flexible and take advantage of the situation—Zaoshen, the God of the kitchen—one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy—Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)—consonants zh, ch, sh, r produced on the back of the tongue—Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells—regardless of the consequences —Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)—Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)—stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper—bird of the family Pachycephalidae—name of the flag of the People's Republic of China—selfish and uncaring of the interests of others—tertiary (geological era since the extinction of the dinosaurs at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary 65 million years ago)—(of the wind) blowing gently—rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters)—Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)—fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048—Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi—Apia, capital of the Independent State of Samoa—Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall—7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse—office set up in 1914 compile official history of the Qing dynasty—using the few defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness—apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)—third month (of the lunar year)—one of the given (options etc)—encircling the city (of walls, ring road etc)—Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 1 (official name of the phonetic system of writing Chinese used in Taiwan)—observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come—one of the Northern Dynasties—fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057—Workers of the world, unite!—the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)—ninth year I9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1992 or 2052—each sticks his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf—Gongsun Long (c. 325-250 BC), leading thinker of the School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)—play the role of the villain [idiom.]—lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger [idiom.]—lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo [idiom.]—Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. [idiom.]—parkour, French sport invented by David Belle in 1980s, with the aim of efficiently traversing obstacles in the environment—a true man has the courage accept the consequences of his actions—find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs—live under the same roof (of different generations)—The Mass Line, Communist Party of China (CPC) policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses—Chen Xitong (1930-), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident—term of respect for a man of about the same age—taboo against using the personal names of emperors or one's elders—polytheism, belief in the existence of many gods— |