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mirror
CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4]
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without leave
without consulting anyone
Rú lín Wài shǐ
The Scholars, Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓|吴敬梓[Wu2 Jing4 zi3], an extended satire on the Imperial Examination system
Wú Jìng zǐ
Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史[Ru2 lin2 Wai4 shi3]
jìng zì
on one's own
without consulting others