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1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.

清风两袖

qīng fēng liǎng xiù

1 honest and upright (idiom)

袖手旁观

xiù shǒu páng guān

1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

Sample Sentences

这个政党的领袖是谁？

zhè ge zhèngdǎng de lǐngxiù shì shéi ？

Who was the leader of this party?

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可是老板娘，袖子太短了。

kěshì lǎobǎnniáng ，xiùzi tài duǎn le 。

But, ma'am, the sleeves are too short.

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我的也是。你看，整整短一个袖口呢。衬衫袖子露出那么一大截。

wǒ de yěshì 。nǐ kàn ，zhěngzhěng duǎn yī ge xiùkǒu ne 。chènshān xiùzi lùchū nàme yī dà jié 。

Mine are, too. Look, it's a whole wrist too short. The shirt sleeve shows such a big section.

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要改的地方很多。袖子、领子都不行。你看，一点都不服贴。

yào gǎi de dìfang hěn duō 。xiùzi 、lǐngzi dōu bùxíng 。nǐ kàn ，yīdiǎndōubù fútiē 。

There are a lot of places that need to be fixed. The cuffs and collar are wrong. Look, it's not at all form-fitting.

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可是我真有点怀疑这家的能力。明明量好尺寸的，袖子居然短那么多。

kěshì wǒ zhēn yǒudiǎn huáiyí zhè jiā de nénglì 。míngmíng liànghǎo chǐcun de ，xiùzi jūrán duǎn nàme duō 。

But I have some questions about this place's competence. We clearly measured out everything, and the sleeves are still so short.

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参议院少数党领袖查克・舒默认为，特朗普政府对未来毫无规划。

cānyìyuàn shǎoshùdǎng lǐngxiù chákèshūmò rènwéi ，Tèlǎngpǔ zhèngfǔ duì wèilái háowú guīhuà 。

In the United States, the Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested the Trump administration had no strategy for the future.

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过去还停留在图片传播时期，网红大多是一些高颜值的俊男美女，当然还有一些是为了拍摄搏眼球图片而恶搞低俗的人。现在可不同了，网红已经成为社交媒体的话题人物、意见领袖、流行主力的统称了。

guòqù hái tíngliú zài túpiàn chuánbō shíqī ，wǎnghóng dàduō shì yīxiē gāoyánzhí de jùnnán měinǚ ，dāngrán háiyǒu yīxiē shì wèile pāishè bóyǎnqui2 túpiàn ér ègǎo dīsú de rén 。xiànzài kě bùtóng le ，wǎnghóng yǐjīng chéngwéi shèjiāoméitǐ de huàtí rénwù 、yìjiàn lǐngxiù 、liúxíng zhǔlì de tǒngchēng le 。

Previously we’d been stuck in the era of the spread of images, so the majority of Internet Stars were handsome men and pretty girls with cute faces. Of course there were a few vulgar pranksters that shot vulgar hoax images to attract attention. Now it is very different, internet stars have already become the talk of social media, opinion leaders, and are known as the leading lights of fashion.

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很有可能哦，你本人就是最好的玩具啦，你看牠正在咬你的外套袖子。

hěn yǒu kěnéng ò ，nǐ běnrén jiùshì zuìhǎo de wánjù la ，nǐ kàn tā zhèngzài yǎo nǐ de wàitào xiùzi 。

Yeah, that's quite likely, you're the best toy it could have, look, it's biting your coat sleeve.

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我们以前有个台湾同学，我们混熟了以后也讨论过蒋介石，说在台湾人心里，蒋介石也是一个很有威望的领袖。

wǒmen yǐqián yǒu gè Táiwān tóngxué ，wǒmen hùnshú le yǐhòu yě tǎolùn guò Jiǎng Jièshí ，shuō zài Táiwānrén xīnli ，Jiǎng Jièshí yě shì yī gè hěn yǒu wēiwàng de lǐngxiù 。

We used to have a Taiwanese classmate and after we came to know each other well, we talked about Chiang Kai-shek. He said that in the eyes of the Taiwanese, Chiang Kai-shek was a prestigious leader.

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是的呀，室内有二十多度，都可以穿短袖。

shì de ya ，shìnèi yǒu èrshí duō dù ，dōu kěyǐ chuān duǎnxiù 。

For sure! It's over twenty degrees inside! You can wear short sleeves.

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