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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)

孩子

hái zi

1 child

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

知道呀，但他给我碰了个软钉子。说会跟领导报告，听起来就是在打官腔。

zhīdào ya ，dàn tā gěi wǒ pèng le ge ruǎndīngzi 。shuō huì gēn lǐngdǎo bàogào ，tīng qǐlái jiùshì zài dǎguānqiāng 。

Of course he knows. But he blew me off. He told me that he's going to report it to the boss, but it just sounds like a bureaucratic response.

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接下来呢？要用那边的钉子了吗？

jiē xiàlái ne ？yào yòng nàbiān de dīngzi le ma ？

What now? Do we need to use the pegs there?

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钉子

dīngzi

nail

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你傻啊？那么一点钱，离市区那么远的房子，我才不要呢。你看，重庆最牛的钉子户，就是不搬，跟你拼到底，最后拿到的补偿比别人好多了。

nǐ shǎ a ？nàme yīdiǎn qián ，lí shìqū nàme yuǎn de fángzi ，wǒ cái bùyào ne 。nǐ kàn ，Chóngqìng zuì niú de dīngzihù ，jiùshì bù bān ，gēn nǐ pīndàodǐ ，zuìhòu nádào de bǔcháng bǐ biéren hǎo duōle 。

Are you stupid? Such a small amount of money, a house so far from the city center-- that I definitely don't want. Look at the most stubborn relocation rebel in Chongqing. He just plain wouldn't move -- he fought until the bitter end. In the end, the compensation he received was much better than what others got.

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是啊。每一家都是这种条件嘛。怎么，你准备做钉子户？

shì ā 。měi yī jiā dōu shì zhèzhǒng tiáojiàn ma 。zěnme ，nǐ zhǔnbèi zuò dīngzihù ？

Yeah. Every family has these same terms. What, are you planning to resisting the relocation?

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哎，你倒是很了解嘛。其实古董家具最神奇的就是制作工艺，不用一颗钉子就能做出一件完整的家具。

āi ，nǐ dàoshì hěn liǎojiě ma 。qíshí gǔdǒng jiājù zuì shénqí de jiùshì zhìzuò gōngyì ，bùyòng yī kē dīngzi jiù néng zuòchū yījiàn wánzhěng de jiājù 。

Wow, you really have a thorough understanding. Actually, the most amazing thing about antique furniture is the craftsmanship with which it was made. Without using a single nail, a complete piece of furniture could be crafted.

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