| Change log entry 1873 | |
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| Processed by: | miles (2007-11-10 09:51:03 UTC) |
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- 醜惡 丑恶 [chou3 e4] /(adj) ugly; repulsive/ + 醜惡 丑恶 [chou3 e4] /ugly/repulsive/ - 行徑 行径 [xing2 jing4] /(n) bad act; misdeed/ + 行徑 行径 [xing2 jing4] /bad act/misdeed/ - 出入平安 出入平安 [chu1 ru4 ping2 an1] /To have peace and stability where ever you are. Literally means to go in and out smoothly. (Chinese idiom)/ + 出入平安 出入平安 [chu1 ru4 ping2 an1] /peace wherever you go/lit. peace in your comings and goings (idiom)/ - 斷袖之癖 断袖之癖 [duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3] /Literally, "cut sleeve"; A euphemism for homosexuality, the phrase originates from a story of the emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) who was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve./ + 斷袖之癖 断袖之癖 [duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3] /lit. cut sleeve (成语 saw); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve./ |