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Examples:composite number (i.e. not prime, has a factorization)—advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible—the hero has plans already laid (idiom); have plans ready in advance—a true man has the courage accept the consequences of his actions—lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.—Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it—your name has been known me for a long time (polite)—lit. sell hot food freshly cooked; fig. to teach what one has just learned—the Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.—lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times—Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom); You cannot expect everyone be squeaky clean.—almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle—The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).—hate to leave a place where one has lived long—lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse—food that has been minced, shredded, or ground ina paste, suitable for stuffing or making a sauce—illness that has not attacked the vital organs of the human body—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—fundamental theorem of algebra (every polynomial has a complex root)—get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful—one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things—a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)—evil has its retribution (idiom); suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds—lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe—a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then—candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam—thing that has a material existence (as opposed a conceptual, virtual or online existence)—Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time—Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence—has eyes but can't see (idiom); unable or unwilling see the importance of sth—grass that has grown on a grave since last year—has sth do with the matter (also used with negative)—one who has a little knowledge likes show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest—student whose name has been put forward for an exam—age of wine (i.e. how long it has been matured)—everything has its advantages and disadvantages—poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food—fig. everyone has their strong and weak points—secure in the knowledge that one has backing—no poison, no great man (idiom); A great man has be ruthless.—say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear—the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps [idiom.]—there are no rivers one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu [idiom.]—The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. [idiom.]—a sly individual has more than one plan fall back on [idiom.]—a person who has significantly helped sb. else—lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger [idiom.]—sb. with whom one has a close personal relationship—give one's bare heart into sb. else's keeping (idiom); sb. has one's absolute confidence—beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another—I really want do it, but don't have the resources.—have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances—have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant—(humble language) I'm sorry not have come to meet you personally—no time deal with so many things (idiom); to have one's hands full—Communist Party official whose wife and children have left China reside in a foreign country—have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters—the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); have a lucky break—recognize talent and have great respect for it—apparently insignificant details can have a large impact—lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. have a knack for good business—May you have peace year after year (New Year's greeting)—so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted—lit. ask passers-by how build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do—a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect—family whose members have been officials from generation generation—a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression—lit. have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis—just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline—negative influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)—mythical animal, said have yellow body and white tail—lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have take it home [idiom.]—even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman [idiom.]—lit. have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly [idiom.]—I have been looking forward meeting you for a long time [idiom.]—sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk [idiom.]—delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves [idiom.]—(slang) have an intimate relationship with sb.— |