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1 son
2 child
3 seed
4 egg
5 small thing
6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡

yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang

1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

不见兔子不撒鹰

bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
2 one doesn't act without some incentive

乱臣贼子

luàn chén zéi zǐ

1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
2 general term for scoundrel

仁人君子

rén rén jūn zǐ

1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Sample Sentences

算了，不跟你争了，你到底想买什么牌子的相机？

suànle ，bù gēn nǐ zhēng le ，nǐ dàodǐ xiǎngmǎi shénme páizi de xiàngjī ？

Oh forget it, I won't keep fighting with you. What kind of camera do you want to buy?

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你说买就买呗。你想好买什么牌子了吗？

nǐ shuō mǎi jiù mǎi bēi 。nǐ xiǎng hǎo mǎi shénme páizi le ma ？

Okay, okay. If you want to buy one, then we'll buy one. Have you decided what brand you want to buy?

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唉呀，我们只不过是代工厂。最后成品质量还是由AG把关，反正是他们的牌子。有多少钱办多少事，不要紧的。

àiya ，wǒmen zhǐ bùguò shì dàigōngchǎng 。zuìhòu chéngpǐn zhìliàng háishì yóu AG bǎguān ，fǎnzhèng shì tāmen de páizi 。yǒu duōshao qián bàn duōshao shì ，bùyàojǐn de 。

Look, we're just providing assembly. The quality of the final product is the responsibility of AG. After all, it's their brand. We'll do what we can with the money we've got. Don't worry about it.

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这个牌子不错，买的人很多。你想买几寸的？

zhè ge páizi bùcuò ，mǎi de rén hěn duō 。nǐ xiǎng mǎi jǐ cùn de ？

This brand is decent. A lot of people buy it. How big of a screen do you want?

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那就大小奶瓶各买一个。前几个月喝不了多少，就用小的，可以控制食量。这个牌子的口碑很好，是全进口的。

nà jiù dàxiǎo nǎipíng gè mǎi yī ge 。qián jǐ ge yuè hēbuliǎo duōshǎo ，jiù yòng xiǎo de ，kěyǐ kòngzhì shíliàng 。zhè ge páizi de kǒubēi hěn hǎo ，shì quán jìnkǒu de 。

Then buy both a big and small bottle. In the early months, the baby won't be able to drink very much, so you can use the small one. You can control the amount the baby drinks. Lots of people say good things about this brand. It's imported.

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但是他放了一个牌子，上面写着“此地无银三百两”。

dànshì tā fàng le yī ge páizi ，shàngmiàn xiě zhe “cǐdì wúyín sānbǎi liǎng ”。

But he put up a sign that read, "there aren't 300 taels of silver here."

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哎，这个是日本的牌子。

āi ，zhè ge shì Rìběn de páizi 。

Hey, this is a Japanese brand.

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什么牌子的？

shénme páizi de ？

What brand?

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看，他们手里拿着牌子，上面写着“您是否接受我的拥抱”。

kàn ，tāmen shǒulǐ názhe páizi ，shàngmian xiězhe “nín shìfǒu jiēshòu wǒ de yōngbào ”。

Look, their signs have, “Will you accept a hug from me?” written on them.

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娘娘，皇上今天翻的是您的牌子，今儿晚上是娘娘您侍寝。我给您准备好了沐浴热水，放上了您最爱的牡丹花瓣。

niángniang ，huángshàng jīntiān fān de shì nín de páizi ，jīnr wǎnshang shì niángniang nín shìqǐn 。wǒ gěi nín zhǔnbèi hǎo le mùyù rèshuǐ ，fàng shàng le nín zuì ài de mǔdānhuābàn 。

My lady, the emperor has chosen you this evening. You shall serve him in the Imperial chambers. I’ve prepared a warm bath for you, and I’ve prepared your favorite peony petals.

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