1 surname Yuan

2 the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

1 many

2 much

3 often

4 a lot of

5 numerous

6 more

7 in excess

8 how (to what extent)

9 multi-

10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"

1 number

2 amount

3 somewhat

1 over 20

1 Lantern Festival

2 night of the 15th of the first lunar month

3 see also: 元夜 yuán yè

4 sticky rice dumplings

1 a new year begins (idiom)

1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)

2 fig. not to be outdone

3 not to yield to one's opponents

1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength

2 There is safety in numbers.

1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)

2 fig. not enough to go around

3 demand exceeds supply