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dà g\u016b niang zuò hu\u0101 jiào – tóu y\u012b huí
<\/em><\/font>\u5927\u59d1\u5a18\u5750\u82b1\u8f7f – \u5934\u4e00\u56de<\/strong>
A girl sitting in a bridal sedan chair – the very first time (Traditionally, a bride was carried in a special sedan chair to the groom’s home, which was a first-time experience for every girl.)<\/p>\n

di\u0113 s\u012d niáng jià rén – gè rén gù gè rén
<\/font><\/em>\u7239\u6b7b\u5a18\u5ac1\u4eba – \u5404\u4eba\u987e\u5404\u4eba
<\/strong>After Dad’s death, Mom gets married again. – Everyone is for him\/herself.<\/p>\n

f\u0113i j\u012b shàng liáo ti\u0101n – k\u014dng tán
<\/font><\/em>\u98de\u673a\u4e0a\u804a\u5929 – \u7a7a\u8c08
<\/strong>Talk in the plane; talk in the air – empty or idle talk<\/p>\n

d\u0103 k\u0101i ti\u0101n chu\u0101ng – shu\u014d liàng huà
<\/font><\/em>\u6253\u5f00\u5929\u7a97 – \u8bf4\u4eae\u8bdd<\/strong>
Open the skylight and say blunt words. – speak frankly; let’s call a spade a spade<\/p>\n

jiàn zài xián shàng – bù dé bù f\u0101<\/font><\/em>
\u7bad\u5728\u5f26\u4e0a – \u4e0d\u5f97\u4e0d\u53d1<\/strong>
The arrow on the bowstring has to be shot. <\/span>or<\/em> <\/span>When the arrow is on the string, it must go. – At some point, the situation will have developed to the point that one will have to take action.<\/p>\n

chóu rén xi\u0101ng jiàn – fèn wài y\u0103n hóng<\/font><\/em>
\u4ec7\u4eba\u76f8\u89c1 – \u5206\u5916\u773c\u7ea2<\/strong>
When enemies face each other, their eyes blaze with hatred.<\/p>\n

huáng lián shù xià tán qín – k\u01d4 zh\u014dng zuò lè<\/font><\/em>
\u9ec4\u8fde\u6811\u4e0b\u5f39\u7434 – \u82e6\u4e2d\u4f5c\u4e50<\/strong>
Play the lute by a bitter herbal tree – enjoy life in adversity; seek joy in hardship; try to enjoy oneself despite one’s suffering<\/p>\n

b\u0103i ji\u0101 xìng bú niàn dì y\u012b ge zì – k\u0101i k\u014fu jiù shì qián<\/font><\/em>
\u767e\u5bb6\u59d3\u4e0d\u5ff5\u7b2c\u4e00\u4e2a\u5b57 – \u5f00\u53e3\u5c31\u662f\u94b1<\/strong>
Skip over the first family name when reading <\/span>Book of (China’s) Family Names<\/em>. The first four family names listed in this book are Zhao (\u8d75), Qian (\u94b1), Sun (\u5b59) and Li (\u674e), respectively. – "Qian" (\u94b1) came first. Figuratively, it means "to talk about money all the time". (The Chinese character "\u94b1" can not only be taken as a surname, but refer to "money".)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n