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之際
zhī jì
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during;
at the time of
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之類
zhī lèi
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and so on;
and such
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九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
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tremendous strength (idiom)
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二十年目睹之怪现状
èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng
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The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]
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二十年目睹之怪現狀
èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng
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The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]
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二者之一
èr zhě zhī yī
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either
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于归之喜
yú guī zhī xǐ
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the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
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于歸之喜
yú guī zhī xǐ
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the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
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井蛙之见
jǐng wā zhī jiàn
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the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
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井蛙之見
jǐng wā zhī jiàn
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the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
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交臂失之
jiāo bì shī zhī
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to miss sb by a narrow chance;
to miss an opportunity
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人之初，性本善
rén zhī chū ， xìng běn shàn
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man at birth is fundamentally good in nature;
the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1]
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人之将死，其言也善
rén zhī jiāng sǐ ， qí yán yě shàn
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words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
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人之將死，其言也善
rén zhī jiāng sǐ ， qí yán yě shàn
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words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
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人非生而知之者，孰能无惑
rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě ， shú néng wú huò
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Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?;
We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
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人非生而知之者，孰能無惑
rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě ， shú néng wú huò
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Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?;
We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
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介之推
jiè zhī tuī
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Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明 (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated
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他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
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lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside;
to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
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付之一叹
fù zhī yī tàn
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to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
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付之一嘆
fù zhī yī tàn
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to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
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付之一歎
fù zhī yī tàn
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to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
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付之一笑
fù zhī yī xiào
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to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom);
to laugh it off
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付之丙丁
fù zhī bǐng dīng
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to burn down (idiom)
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付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
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to think nothing of doing sth (idiom);
to do sth without considering the risks;
to leave out of consideration
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付之東流
fù zhī dōng liú
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to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
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