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苦大仇深
kǔ dà chóu shēn
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great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom); deeply ingrained long-standing resentment
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落落大方
luò luò dà fāng
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(of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained
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贻笑大方
yí xiào dà fāng
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to make a fool of oneself;
to make oneself a laughing stock
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金大中
jīn dà zhōng
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Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
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光大
guāng dà
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splendid;
magnificent;
abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhong1 guo2 Guang1 da4 Yin2 hang2], China Everbright Bank
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南京大屠杀
nán jīng dà tú shā
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the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38
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因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
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to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
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国大
guó dà
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abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005);
abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS);
abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC);
abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民大會黨|马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
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夜郎自大
yè láng zì dà
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lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom);
fig. foolish conceit
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大员
dà yuán
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high official
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大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
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lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly;
in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state;
Rome wasn't built in a day
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大安
dà ān
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Da'an or Ta'an district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan;
Ta'an township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan;
Da'an county level city in Baicheng 白城, Jilin
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大宝
dà bǎo
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Taiho (a Japanese era);
(archaic) throne
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大敌当前
dà dí dāng qián
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facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties;
Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud
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大东
dà dōng
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Dadong district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
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大步流星
dà bù liú xīng
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at a stride;
taking large steps (while walking)
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大油
dà yóu
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lard
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大班
dà bān
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tai-pan;
business executive;
foreign business manager;
top class of kindergarten or school grade
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大白话
dà bái huà
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colloquial speech
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大总统
dà zǒng tǒng
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president (of a country);
same as 總統|总统
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大义
dà yì
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righteousness;
virtuous cause;
a woman's marriage;
main points of a piece of writing
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大观园
dà guān yuán
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Prospect Garden;
Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
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大跃进
dà yuè jìn
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Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
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大连
dà lián
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Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
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大运河
dà yùn hé
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the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
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