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Examples:consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard—from the cradle the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water—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—see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations—i look forward to hearing from you—lit. go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity—pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)—not reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers—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)—pass on doctrines from master to disciple (Buddhism)—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—turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles—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—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—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—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—Jon Huntsman, Jr. (1960-) Governor of Utah from 2005 2009, US Ambassador to China since August 2009—turn from side to side (in bed)—offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors) whilst abstaining from meat, wine etc—work from morning to night [idiom.]—be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results [idiom.]—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)—take from the rich and give to the poor [idiom.]—mostly colloquial classifier for number of times of movement from one place to another; things arranged in a row.— |