hún
soul
spirit
immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body
dào guà
lit. to hang upside down
fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods)
to borrow more than one can ever repay
kě jiě
soluble (i.e. can be solved)
cán é
Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)
wǔ bù shé
Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper
also called five-paced viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
huó qī dài kuǎn
demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time)
rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
xiǎo què xìng
sth small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a serendipitous find in a second-hand store)
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