1 thin

2 to lose weight

3 (of clothing) tight

4 (of meat) lean

5 (of land) unproductive

1 yin and yang

2 heaven and earth

3 the universe

1 Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bǎo Qīn wáng], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hóng lì], reigned 1735-1799

1 thin person

1 lean meat

1 lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)

2 fig. to change the course of events

3 to turn things around

1 lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering

2 a radical change

1 cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

1 lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)

2 fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people

3 a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people

1 skinny; emaciated (idiom)