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wèi rán in advance / before it happens (cf preventative measures) / forestalling
jiǎ fāng party A (in a contract) (cf. 乙方, party B)
fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
sān yuán three-dimensional / the real world (cf. 二次元)
níng jìng zhì yuǎn tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.
cān jiàn to refer to / see also / compare (cf.) / to pay respect to
fāng party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方, party A)
jiāng rivers and lakes / all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武侠) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde / (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
huā zhāo yuè a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August
zhèng jià shǐ pilot-in-command; captain (cf. 副驾驶, copilot)
rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
bào jiǎo (fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚)
shén tàn master sleuth / lit. miraculous detective / cf Sherlock Holmes 福尔摩斯 or Di Renjie 狄仁杰
chén hūn dìng xǐng morning and evening visits to parents / cf 昏定晨省
zhěng fēng Rectification or Rectifying incorrect work styles, Maoist slogan / cf Rectification campaign 整风运动, army purge of 1942-44 and anti-rightist purge of 1957
piān fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正锋 and 侧锋) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
xìng lín forest of apricot trees / (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉, 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
banner / flag / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to county / CL:
bēng yuè huài rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray / cf. 礼乐
zhāo cái lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招财进宝)


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