Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
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lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom) / to throw away money recklessly / extravagant
a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept
yet again / once again / once more
to make a false countercharge
whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference / six of one and half a dozen of the other / as broad as it is long
to reach a consensus
another ... / the other ...
other half / (fig.) spouse / one's better half
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom) / only partial information
may be done once and once only / just this once
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom) / One only learns from one's mistakes.
each sticks to his own version (idiom) / a dialogue of the deaf
united as one / e pluribus unum
One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games
(coll.) to have a lot in common (with sb) / to get along well with each other
to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom) / temporary or local celebrity
a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
when the circumference is three, the diameter is (approximately) one
peaceful reunification
which
uniqueness
(Tw) single sign-on (SSO)
Unicode / also written 統一碼|统一码
with a crash / with a thunderous noise
startled / to frighten / scared out of one's skin
12th April / refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists / called 反革命政變|反革命政变 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature
counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai
the massacre of 12th Mar 1927 / the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists
see 團結一心|团结一心[]
together
at the critical moment / in the nick of time
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom) / fig. there's no place like home
even / uniform / homogeneous
to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better
first year of university
a bit bigger
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