长平 | chang2 ping2 | Changping, place name in Gaoping County 高平縣高平县, southern Shanxi, the scene of the great battle of 262-260 BC between Qin and Zhao |
门边 | men2 bian1 | beside the door |
闭月羞花 | bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1 | to be extraordinarily beautiful |
雪顿 | xue3 dun4 | Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar |
露馅 | lou4 xian4 | to leak |
青出于蓝 | qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 | same as couplet é’出於è—,而å‹æ–¼è—é’出于è“,è€ŒèƒœäºŽè“ |
鞠躬尽瘁 | ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4 | striving to the utmost |
风和日丽 | feng1 he2 ri4 li4 | fine and good weather |
马戛尔尼 | ma3 jia2 er3 ni2 | Paul McCartney, former Beatle |
一枝独秀 | yi1 zhi1 du2 xiu4 | outstanding |
一神教 | yi1 shen2 jiao1 yi1 shen2 jiao4 | monotheism (belief in a single God) |
上酒人 | shang4 jiu3 ren2 | cupbearer |
不冻地 | bu4 dong4 de5 | tabetisol |