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投石問路
tóu shí wèn lù
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lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom);
fig. to test the waters
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採石場
cǎi shí chǎng
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stone pit;
quarry
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搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
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to move a stone and stub one's toe;
to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
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搬石頭砸自己的腳
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
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to move a stone and stub one's toe;
to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
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搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
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to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom);
hoisted by one's own petard
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搬起石頭砸自己的腳
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
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to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom);
hoisted by one's own petard
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摸石头过河
mō shí tou guò hé
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lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones;
improvise by trial-and-error;
move cautiously
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摸石頭過河
mō shí tou guò hé
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lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones;
improvise by trial-and-error;
move cautiously
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摸着石头过河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
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to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom);
to advance cautiously, step by step;
to feel one's way forward
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摸著石頭過河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
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to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom);
to advance cautiously, step by step;
to feel one's way forward
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敦煌石窟
dūn huáng shí kū
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Dunhuang caves in Gansu;
refers to Mogao caves 莫高石窟[Mo4 gao1 shi2 ku1]
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文石
wén shí
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aragonite (geology)
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斜长石
xié cháng shí
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plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)
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斜長石
xié cháng shí
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plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)
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斯托肯立石圈
sī tuō kěn lì shí quān
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Stonehenge stone circle
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斯通亨治石栏
sī tōng hēng zhì shí lán
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Stonehenge stone circle
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斯通亨治石欄
sī tōng hēng zhì shí lán
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Stonehenge stone circle
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新石器时代
xīn shí qì shí dài
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Neolithic Era
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新石器時代
xīn shí qì shí dài
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Neolithic Era
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方解石
fāng jiě shí
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calcite (CaCO3 as rock-forming mineral)
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普通角闪石
pǔ tōng jiǎo shǎn shí
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hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
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普通角閃石
pǔ tōng jiǎo shǎn shí
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hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
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月光石
yuè guāng shí
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moonstone
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望夫石
wàng fū shí
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Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田[Sha1 tian2], Hong Kong
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木人石心
mù rén shí xīn
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lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom);
fig. heartless
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