之 zhī

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)

in other words

in other words

in other words

impossible to get rid of

impossible to get rid of

a helping hand

to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient

a work in a classic style; a pastiche

a work in a classic style; a pastiche

gain later what was lost before

universally valid; always true

to remain at a respectful distance

respect gods and spirits but keep distance

respect the spirits but keep away

a small-minded person; a bean-counter

person narrow-minded and shortsighted

person of limited capacity

to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed

to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed

lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 汉书hàn shū: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.

lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 汉书hàn shū: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.

to be beclouded

to be beclouded