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Change log entry 77887
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2023-03-01 10:42:21 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 73279 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
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- 下確界 下确界 [xia4 que4 jie4] /infimum (math.)/greatest lower bound/
+ 下確界 下确界 [xia4 que4 jie4] /(math.) infimum; greatest lower bound/
 
- 不足為慮 不足为虑 [bu4 zu2 wei2 lu:4] /to give no cause for anxiety/nothing to worry about/
+ 不足為慮 不足为虑 [bu4 zu2 wei2 lu:4] /to give no cause for anxiety; nothing to worry about/
 
# (1) 1st gloss: the literal definition of 人頭蛇身 is superfluous.
# (2) The 2nd gloss is mystifying (it doesn't explain what 人头蛇身 means; it just unhelpfully says "go read the various versions of the mythology").
# ⇒ pretty useless entry (at least as it stands)
- 人頭蛇身 人头蛇身 [ren2 tou2 she2 shen1] /human head, snake's body/cf Nüwa 女媧氏|女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology/
 
- 伽倻琴 伽倻琴 [jia1 ye1 qin2] /gayageum/Korean 12-stringed zither/
+ 伽倻琴 伽倻琴 [jia1 ye1 qin2] /gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)/
 
- 作亂 作乱 [zuo4 luan4] /to start a rebellion/to rise in revolt/
+ 作亂 作乱 [zuo4 luan4] /to rebel; to rise in revolt/
 
- 兇嫌 凶嫌 [xiong1 xian2] /alleged killer (or attacker)/suspect in a case of violent crime/
+ 兇嫌 凶嫌 [xiong1 xian2] /alleged killer (or attacker); suspect in a case of violent crime/
 
- 勁草 劲草 [jing4 cao3] /tough upright grass/fig. a staunch character able to withstand tough test/
+ 勁草 劲草 [jing4 cao3] /tough upright grass/(fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship/
 
- 反特 反特 [fan3 te4] /to thwart enemy espionage/to engage in counterespionage/
+ 反特 反特 [fan3 te4] /to thwart enemy espionage; to engage in counterespionage/
 
- 吃草 吃草 [chi1 cao3] /to graze/to eat grass/
+ 吃草 吃草 [chi1 cao3] /to graze; to eat grass/
 
- 同軸 同轴 [tong2 zhou2] /coaxial/concentric/
+ 同軸 同轴 [tong2 zhou2] /coaxial/
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