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Chinese Idioms - 专横跋扈
February 14, 2009 at 12:36 AM
专横跋扈 专横跋扈 [zhuānhènɡbáhù] 1. 1. [Chinese idiom] Arrogant and despotic. 对 于 总 经 理 助 理 专 横 跋 扈 的 行为 ， 员 工们 敢 怒 不敢 言 。 duì yú zŏng jī...
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Chinese Idioms - 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年, 没安好心
February 14, 2009 at 12:20 AM
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年, 没安好心 - A weasel paying a New Year call to a chicken, with no good intentions ( huáng shŭ láng gĕi jī bài nián, méi ān hăo...
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Chinese Idioms - 鸡蛋里挑骨头
February 14, 2009 at 12:15 AM
鸡 蛋 里 挑 骨 头 - Looking for a bone in an egg ( jī dàn lĭ tiāo gŭ tou ) There is of course no bone in an egg. Therefore, if one wants to find a bone inside an eg...
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Chinese Idioms - 鸡毛蒜皮
February 14, 2009 at 12:10 AM
鸡毛蒜皮 - Chicken feathers and garlic skin Both chicken feathers and garlic skin are the rubbish left when cooking a chicken. Being worthless, they attract little atten...
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Chinese Idiom - 嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗
February 14, 2009 at 12:01 AM
嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗 - Follow the man you marry, be he a cock or dog. In ancient, China arranged marriages by parents and matchmakers were the rule. A woman had no right to cho...
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玫瑰 méiguī
February 13, 2009 at 03:53 PM
Click image for large view - Photo by Monica Iorio méiguī female male 玫瑰 Example Sentence s T 情人節時， 不少的女人想要一束 玫瑰 。 S 情人节时，...
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Chinese Idioms - 南辕北辙
February 13, 2009 at 07:24 AM
南辕北辙（nán yuán běi zhé） Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north. A passer-by asked him: ' If you are going to th...
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Chinese Idioms - 歧路亡羊
February 13, 2009 at 07:21 AM
歧路亡羊 （qí lù wáng yáng） One neighbor of Yang Zi-a famous scholar lost a sheep. He asked all his relatives and friends and Yang Zi's servan...
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Chinese Idioms - 不学无术
February 13, 2009 at 07:17 AM
不学无术 (bù xué wú shù) In the reign of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, Grand General Huo Guang was a minister who occupied a decisive posi...
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Chinese Idioms - 爱屋及乌
February 13, 2009 at 07:12 AM
爱屋及乌（ài wū jí wū） There was a state called zhou in the chinese history. One day, the king of zhou asked his officials for advice on dealing with prison...
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