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一部二十四史，不知從何說起
yī bù èr shí sì shǐ ， bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ
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It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
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三從四德
sān cóng sì dé
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Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
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中心埋置關係從句
zhōng xīn mái zhì guān xì cóng jù
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center-embedded relative clauses
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主從
zhǔ cóng
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master-slave (computing);
client-server (computing);
primary and secondary
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人從
rén cóng
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retinue;
hangers-on
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人從眾𠈌
rén cóng zhòng yú
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(Internet slang) huge crowds of people (emphatic form of 人[ren2])
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任從
rèn cóng
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at one's discretion
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何去何從
hé qù hé cóng
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what course to follow;
what path to take
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侍從
shì cóng
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to serve (an important personage);
attendant;
retainer
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侍從官
shì cóng guān
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aide-de-camp
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依從
yī cóng
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to comply with;
to obey
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信從
xìn cóng
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to trust and obey
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力不從心
lì bù cóng xīn
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less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish;
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
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名從主人
míng cóng zhǔ rén
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named after (the original owner)
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唯命是從
wéi mìng shì cóng
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to follow obediently
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喜從天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
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joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news;
unlooked-for happy event
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太陽從西邊出來
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
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lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom);
fig. hell freezes over;
pigs can fly
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尊從
zūn cóng
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to obey;
to observe;
to follow
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屈從
qū cóng
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to capitulate
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師從
shī cóng
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to study under (a teacher)
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從一而終
cóng yī ér zhōng
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faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
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從不
cóng bù
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never
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從中
cóng zhōng
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from within;
therefrom
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從事
cóng shì
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to go for;
to engage in;
to undertake;
to deal with;
to handle;
to do
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從事研究
cóng shì yán jiū
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to do research;
to carry out research
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