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1 lit. one object bests another object
2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock

一纸空文

yī zhǐ kōng wén

1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)

不值一文

bù zhí yī wén

1 worthless (idiom)
2 no use whatsoever

仁民爱物

rén mín ài wù

1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence

Sample Sentences

这座中世纪哥特式建筑位于巴黎市中心塞纳河畔，1163年始建，1345年完工，是法国最具代表性的文物古迹之一，1991年由联合国教科文组织列入世界遗产名录，每年吸引至少1300万名游客。

zhè zuò zhōngshìjì gētèshì jiànzhù wèiyú Bālí shìzhōngxīn SāinàHé pàn ， nián shǐjiàn ， nián wángōng ，shì Fǎguó zuì jù dàibiǎoxìng de wénwù gǔjì zhīyī ， nián yóu LiánhéguóJiàoKēWénZǔzhī lièrù shìjiè yíchǎn mínglù ，měinián xīyǐn zhìshǎo wànmíng yóukè 。

This medieval Gothic building is located on the banks of the Seine in central Paris. It was built in 1163 and completed in 1345. It is one of the most representative cultural relics in France. It was listed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List in 1991 and attracts at least 13 million tourists annually.

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博物馆中有不少古埃及艺术品，埃及外交和文物部门先前对这部分藏品情况表达关切。

bówùguǎn zhōng yǒu bùshǎo gǔ Āijí yìshùpǐn ，Āijí wàijiāo hé wénwù bùmén xiānqián duì zhè bùfen cángpǐn qíngkuàng biǎodá guānqiè 。

There are many ancient Egyptian artworks in the museum, and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Heritage has previously expressed concern about this collection.

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我在网上查过，这家博物馆是性文物博物馆，里面的藏品大多是历史文物，还挺有意思的。

wǒ zài wǎngshàng chá guò ，zhè jiā bówùguǎn shì xìng wénwù bówùguǎn ，lǐmiàn de cángpǐn dàduō shì lìshǐ wénwù ，hái tǐng yǒu yìsi de 。

I looked it up online already, it's a museum for sexual artifacts, many of the exhibits are historical artifacts. It looks really interesting.

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这个展厅展示的都是原始社会的文物，有好多跟性有关的泥塑。

zhè ge zhǎntīng zhǎnshì de dōu shì yuánshǐshèhuì de wénwù ，yǒu hǎo duō gēn xìng yǒuguān de nísù 。

In this hall are displayed artifacts from primitive societies, and lots of them are sex-related clay items.

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老公，你看，这个是公元前3500年的文物呢，没想到老祖宗还挺开放的嘛。

lǎogōng ，nǐ kàn ，zhè ge shì gōngyuánqián 3500 nián de wénwù ne ，méixiǎngdào lǎo zǔzōng hái tǐng kāifàng de ma 。

Look dear, this artifact is from 3500 B.C., I didn't know the ancestors were so open-minded.

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说实话有点儿失望。就几座荒废的城楼和寺庙。不过里面有一些出土文物，还有楼兰女尸。

shuō shíhuà yǒudiǎnr shīwàng 。jiù jǐ zuò huāngfèi de chénglóu hé sìmiào 。bùguò lǐmiàn yǒu yīxiē chūtǔ wénwù ，hái yǒu Lóulán nǚshī 。

Frankly, it was a little disappointing. There were just a few neglected buildings and temples. But there were a few excavated artifacts there, as well as the ``Loulan Beauty."

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