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Examples:Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar—thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue—beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another—in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa)—Charlemagne (c. 747-c. 814), King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor from 800—count backwards (from 10 down to 0)—not distinguishing capitals from lower case letters—follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)—refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying hurt you (proverb)—lit. collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background—Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920-), president of Italy from 1999 2006—move (from one residence to another)—work against the interests of sb one derives support from—trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs); can't get anything right—i look forward to hearing from you—Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat—escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)—lunar apogee (point in the moon's orbit furthest from earth)—yellow peril (offensive term referring the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations)—(James) Jeffords (1934-), former US Senator from Vermont—return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already graduated, as a result of failing to get good enough results to progress to one's desired higher-level school—depart from (established norms or standards etc)—Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, from 1926)—proceed from the outside to the inside—using the few defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness—toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)—transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it)—keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors—respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance—energy required go from one state to another—pass on doctrines from master to disciple (Buddhism)—borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively—Professor Ibrahim Gambari (1944-), Nigerian scholar and diplomat, ambassador UN 1990-1999, UN envoy to Burma from 2007—release from custody, subject provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)—lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation—govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)—transfer (from one unit to another)—What you don't want done you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)—want stop but can't (idiom, from Analects); find it impossible to give up—the Qinling plank road Shu, a historical mountain road from Shaanxi to Sichuan—lie across the railway tracks (to commit suicide or to prevent trains from getting through)—Lei Feng (1940-1962), made ina model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards—ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008—see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth—José Manuel Durão Barroso (1956-), Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal 2002-04, President of EU Commission from 2004—choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person—request permission to resign from an official position (old)—lit. take meaning from cut segment (idiom); to interpret out of context—cooking oil that has been used and discarded (and, in China, sometimes illegally recovered from gutters and sewers, reprocessed and sold back restaurants)—Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology—observe sb's words and gestures (idiom, from Analects); to examine words and moods for a clue as to sb's thoughts—discharge (rheum) from the mucous membranes of the eyes—dental transition (from milk teeth adult teeth)—sea sand (sand collected from the ocean floor, as opposed that which is used as an ingredient in concrete)—expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill—ask sb to resign from a post—put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting—Lu Yu (733-804), Chinese writer from Tang dynasty, known for his obsession with tea—translate repeatedly from one language to the next (so multiplying errors)—Jon Huntsman, Jr. (1960-) Governor of Utah from 2005 2009, US Ambassador to China since August 2009—turn from side to side (in bed)—be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away [idiom.]—offer humbly (written at the end of letter from sb. of lower status to higher status)—mostly colloquial classifier for number of times of movement from one place to another; things arranged in a row.—cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent [idiom.]—colloquial classifier for number of times of movement from one place to another or number of turns, times, occasions.—take from the rich and give to the poor [idiom.]—person from the same village, town or province— |