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Examples:war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters—advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible—hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions—the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story—one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. work for a bit then skimp—consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard—passed on from generation generation (idiom); to hand down—restrain yourself and return the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties—lit. set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch—national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes the rescue—see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations—from the cradle the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water—Qieyun, the first Chinese rime dictionary from 601 AD, containing 11,500 single-character entries—i look forward to hearing from you—lit. go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity—Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat—pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)—the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century—not reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers—regional (away from the central administration)—convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"—transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it)—Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend—pass on doctrines from master to disciple (Buddhism)—Haojing (in modern Shaanxi, northwest of Chang'an county), capital of Western Zhou from c. 1050 BC—lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom); to sway—accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork—Professor Ibrahim Gambari (1944-), Nigerian scholar and diplomat, ambassador UN 1990-1999, UN envoy to Burma from 2007—lit. rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits—(slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)—turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles—after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities—govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)—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—Ben Shalom Bernanke (1953-), US economist, Chairman of Fed from 2006—the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year in24 equal periods—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—company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong—lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. know fluently—abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people—forced leave home and wander from place to place—lit. take meaning from cut segment (idiom); to interpret out of context—jummah or Friday, when Muslims gather attend prayers (loanword from Arabic)—observe sb's words and gestures (idiom, from Analects); to examine words and moods for a clue as to sb's thoughts—just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline—lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. turn from passive to active behavior—pipe wind instrument introduced from the non-Han peoples in the North and West—rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies—Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski (1839-1888), Russian explorer who made four expeditions Central Asian from 1870—Angela Merkel (1954-), German CDU politician, chancellor from 2005—Jon Huntsman, Jr. (1960-) Governor of Utah from 2005 2009, US Ambassador to China since August 2009—Hakka ethnic group (Han Chinese migrants from north south China)—turn from side to side (in bed)—offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors) whilst abstaining from meat, wine etc—Irtysh River, flowing from southwest Altai in Xinjiang through Kazakhstan and Siberia the Arctic Ocean—take from the rich and give to the poor [idiom.]—work from morning to night [idiom.]—fiery eyes and golden pupils can discern truth from falsehood [idiom.]—be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results [idiom.]—mostly colloquial classifier for number of times of movement from one place to another; things arranged in a row.—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)— |