(lit.) land of fish and rice / (fig.) fertile region / land of milk and honey
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the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
nodding acquaintance
competition between three rivals / tripartite confrontation
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[] grieving for his lost wife) / fig. grief for a lost wife
variant of 前車之鑑|前车之鉴[]
The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[]
Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated
Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[]
rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳[])
(archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom) / fig. an open secret
JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets
Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation
(idiom) fire disaster / conflagration
the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[] and 史思明[], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
Battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操[] domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌|许昌[] in north Henan)
Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing
Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[]
Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster
Battle of Talas (751), military engagement in the valley of the Talas River 塔拉斯河[], in which Arab forces defeated Tang armies, marking the end of Tang westward expansion
war 1467-1477 between factions of Ashikaga shogunate
Promised Land
(lit.) the fear held by a man of 杞[] that the sky would fall (idiom) / (fig.) groundless fears
see 杞人之憂|杞人之忧[]
see 杞人之憂|杞人之忧[]
Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳|吴[] scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚[]
Ritz (cracker brand)
see 樂昌破鏡|乐昌破镜[]
Eurostar (train line)
Desert Fox
Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗
Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen 易卜生
jade garden of celestial ruler / paradise
Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom) / recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician
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