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Examples:character with meanings influenced by other words—parkour, French sport invented by David Belle in 1980s, with the aim of efficiently traversing obstacles in the environment—nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts)—sleep on one's armor with spear by the pillow (idiom); ready for battle—drink water by scooping it up with both hands—agree on three laws (idiom); provisional agreement made by new dynastic government with the people—meet by chance (usually with misfortune)—lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families—tease a woman by pretending to be displeased with her—get by in a job with the minimum effort—Aceldama (field bought by Judas Iscariot with his 30 pieces of silver in Matthew 27:7)—pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together—break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one—dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers—lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds—city precinct with a streetscape created by artists—old worries with new hatred added (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new—debase (by mixing with fake material)—novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet—massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists— |