to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle / classifier for small objects: handful
replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
铩羽而归
shā yǔ ér guī
to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
嬉笑怒骂
xī xiào nù mà
lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom) / fig. all kinds of emotions / to mock and scold / (of writing) freely roving / following the author's fancy
行不从径
xíng bù cóng jìng
lit. not following the straight path (idiom) / fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
marriage arranged following a pregnancy / marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy
不随大流
bù suí dà liú
not following the crowd / to go against the tide
前车之覆，后车之鉴
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom) / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
lit. a following echo / fig. to continue (a tradition)
左倾机会主义
zuǒ qīng jī huì zhǔ yì
leftist opportunism (blamed for failures of Chinese communists from 1927) / left adventurism / cf Mao's purges following 1935 Zunyi conference 遵義會議|遵义会议[Zun1 yi4 hui4 yi4]
师古
shī gǔ
following the ways of old / in imitation of ancient style
后车之鉴
hòu chē zhī jiàn
lit. warning to the following cart (idiom) / don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
次生灾害
cì shēng zāi hài
secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)
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