place / locality / edge of a field / lower margin of a page
切口
qiē kǒu
incision / notch / slit / gash / margin of a page / trimmed edge (of a page in a book)
宋江
Sòng Jiāng
Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传
遥遥领先
yáo yáo lǐng xiān
a long way in front / to lead by a wide margin
李逵
Lǐ Kuí
Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳|水浒全传[Shui3 hu3 quan2 zhuan4]
林冲
Lín Chōng
Lin Chong, one of the Heroes of the Marsh in Water Margin
四大名著
sì dà míng zhù
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
腰斩
yāo zhǎn
to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short
施耐庵
Shī Nài ān
Shi Nai'an (1296-1371), author of Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
留余地
liú yú dì
to leave room to maneuver / to leave a margin for error
Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵[Shi1 Nai4 an1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
武松
Wǔ Sōng
Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], whose exploits include killing a tiger with his bare hands
Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.
柴达木盆地
Chái dá mù pén dì
Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.
水浒全传
Shuǐ hǔ Quán zhuàn
Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature / also written 水滸傳|水浒传
水浒后传
Shuǐ hǔ Hòu zhuàn
Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱|陈忱[Chen2 Chen2]
眉端
méi duān
tip of the eyebrows / top margin on a page
转圜余地
zhuǎn huán yú dì
to have room to save a situation / margin for error (idiom)
Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050