(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle / to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger / to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
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when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second / the tip of the iceberg / the cockroach principle
the back of the head / (fig.) the back of one's mind
hamstring muscle
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[]
leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)
queen bee
(lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[]) / (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
postoperative / after surgery
(medicine) tenesmus
impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)
mirror showing a view to one's rear (including rearview mirror, side-view mirror, baby view mirror etc)
after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory) / after the establishment of PRC in 1949
He laughs best who laughs last.
He laughs best who laughs last.
drag queen
(saying) better to act early than rush later
see 跋胡疐尾[]
see 跋胡疐尾[]
matters to attend to after sb's death (esp. funeral arrangements)
car boot, trunk
beauty queen
after wine, spit out the truth / in vino veritas
driving under the influence
driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI)
from that / following from that / after that
lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession
to follow everywhere / to always be there for sb at their beck and call
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom) / striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
prognosis
have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
post cibum (pharm.) / to take (medicine) after a meal
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
digestif
aftershave
Gotō (Japanese surname)
variant of 馬後炮|马后炮[]
Earth Deity (often paired with 皇天[], August Heaven)
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