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偶尔 ǒu ěr occasionally / once in a while / sometimes
有时 yǒu shí sometimes / now and then
有时候 yǒu shí hou sometimes
有的时候 yǒu de shí hòu sometimes / at times
革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4]
丫头 yā tou girl / servant girl / (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
理工大学 lǐ gōng dà xué University of Science and Engineering / also sometimes Institute of Technology
勾践 Gōu Jiàn King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
阿比 A1 bǐ Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail)
押韵 yā yùn to rhyme / sometimes written 壓韻|压韵
象形 xiàng xíng pictogram / one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
打口 dǎ kǒu (of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc
清史稿 Qīng shǐ gǎo Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽[Zhao4 Er3 xun4] in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls
象形字 xiàng xíng zì pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
独龙江 Dú lóng jiāng Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit
筇 qióng (in ancient texts) type of bamboo sometimes used as a staff
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.
时大时小 shí dà shí xiǎo sometimes big, sometimes small / varying
吴王阖闾 Wú wáng Hé Lu:2 King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 / also called 吳王闔廬|吴王阖庐
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
宋襄公 Sòng Xiāng gōng Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
新元史 Xīn Yuán shǐ New History of the Yuan Dynasty, completed by Ke Shaomin 柯劭忞[Ke1 Shao4 min2] in 1920, sometimes listed as one of the 24 Dynastic Histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]
时好时坏 shí hǎo shí huài sometimes good, sometimes bad
秦穆公 Qín Mù gōng Duke Mu of Qin, the first substantial king of Qin (ruled 659-621 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
越王勾践 Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
转注 zhuǎn zhù transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
转注字 zhuǎn zhù zì transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
颜厚有忸怩 yán hòu yǒu niǔ ní even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄 rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom) / fig. everyone makes mistakes / even the best fall down sometimes
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