home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]
Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling / see also 蓬蓽生光|蓬荜生光[peng2 bi4 sheng1 guang1]
爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom) / involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
不情之请
bù qíng zhī qǐng
my presumptuous request (humble expr.) / if I may be so bold to ask a favor
千虑一得
qiān lu:4 yī dé
a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) / Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
碍难从命
ài nán cóng mìng
difficult to obey orders (idiom) / much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
管见所及
guǎn jiàn suǒ jí
in my humble opinion (idiom)
霸王别姬
bà wáng bié jī
The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1]) / Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)
言不尽意
yán bù jìn yì
(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone
九月九日忆山东兄弟
jiǔ yuè jiǔ rì yì Shān dōng xiōng dì
Remembering my brothers in faraway Shandong on the double ninth festival (poem by Tang Wang Wei's 王維|王维)
仁弟
rén dì
(honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend
卑之，毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之，无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression) / my humble point is a familiar opinion / what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
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