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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

老人在门上贴了红纸，房间里点满了灯，还在院子里弄出“砰砰啪啪”的响声。

lǎorén zài mén shàng tiē le hóng zhǐ ，fángjiān lǐ diǎn mǎn le dēng ，hái zài yuànzi lǐ nòngchū “pēng pēng pā pā ”de xiǎngshēng 。

The old man pasted red paper on the doors, lit lanterns in the rooms and then in the courtyard he made banging noises.

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哎，我们还不如农民！自己承包一块地种种，比城市悠闲舒适多了。每天呼吸新鲜空气，金灿灿的油菜花免费看！路上也没那么多车，两旁是绿油油的庄稼，真是赏心悦目。自己盖一栋小楼，还有大院子，比别墅还别墅！

āi ，wǒmen hái bùrú nóngmín ！zìjǐ chéngbāo yī kuài dì zhòng zhong ，bǐ chéngshì yōuxián shūshì duō le 。měitiān hūxī xīnxiān kōngqì ，jīncàncàn de yóucàihuā miǎnfèi kàn ！lùshang yě méi nàme duō chē ，liǎngpáng shì lǜyóuyóu de zhuāngjia ，zhēn shì shǎngxīnyuèmù 。zìjǐ gài yī dòng xiǎo lóu ，háiyǒu dà yuànzi ，bǐ biéshù hái biéshù ！

Agh, we're not as lucky as the peasants! Maintaining a plot of land yourself is so much more carefree and comfortable than life in the city. You can breathe fresh air and look at the beautiful golden canolas for free! There aren't many cars on the road and bright green fields on either side. It's really pleasant to imagine. You can build a small house for yourself, plus a big courtyard. It's even more lovely than a villa!

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