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伤弓之鸟
shāng gōng zhī niǎo
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see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1 gong1 zhi1 niao3]
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傷弓之鳥
shāng gōng zhī niǎo
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see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1 gong1 zhi1 niao3]
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先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu ， hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
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The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]
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先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu ， hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
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The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]
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先王之政
xiān wáng zhī zhèng
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the rule of former kings
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先王之乐
xiān wáng zhī yuè
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the music of former kings
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先王之樂
xiān wáng zhī yuè
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the music of former kings
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先王之道
xiān wáng zhī dào
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the way of former kings
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先見之明
xiān jiàn zhī míng
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foresight
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两国之间
liǎng guó zhī jiān
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bilateral;
between two countries
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兩國之間
liǎng guó zhī jiān
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bilateral;
between two countries
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八拜之交
bā bài zhī jiāo
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sworn brotherhood;
intimate friendship
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八月之光
bā yuè zhī guāng
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Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu2 ke4 na4])
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公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
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to announce to the world (idiom);
to make public;
to let everyone know
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公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
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to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely;
to let the world know
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公之於眾
gōng zhī yú zhòng
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to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely;
to let the world know
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冒天下之大不韙
mào tiān xià zhī dà bù wěi
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see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mao4 da4 bu4 wei3]
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冥冥之中
míng míng zhī zhōng
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in the unseen world of spirits;
mysteriously and inexorably
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冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ ， fēi yī rì zhī hán
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three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
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冰凍三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ ， fēi yī rì zhī hán
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three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
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分毫之差
fēn háo zhī chā
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hairsbreadth difference
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分而治之
fēn ér zhì zhī
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divide and rule (strategy);
divide and conquer
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切膚之痛
qiè fū zhī tòng
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keenly felt pain;
bitter anguish
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切骨之仇
qiè gǔ zhī chóu
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bitter hatred;
hatred that cuts to the bone
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刑名之学
xíng míng zhī xué
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criminal law, pre-Han legalist school
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