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向隅 (向隅)

xiàng yú / xiang4 yu2
lit. to face the corner (idiom)/fig. to miss out on sth

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唇齿 (唇齒)

chún chǐ / chun2 chi3
lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners/interdependent

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寒窗 (寒窗)

hán chuāng / han2 chuang1
a life of strenuous studies (idiom)

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搬口 (搬口)

bān kǒu / ban1 kou3
to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension/to blab/to tell tales

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染指 (染指)

rǎn zhǐ / ran3 zhi3
to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie/to get a share of the action/abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎

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涤砚 (滌硯)

dí yàn / di2 yan4
to wash an ink-slab/to prepare for study (idiom)

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焚砚 (焚硯)

fén yàn / fen2 yan4
to destroy one's ink-slab/to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)

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玉珉 (玉珉)

yù mín / yu4 min2
jade and jade-like stone/impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)

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罗掘 (羅掘)

luó jué / luo2 jue2
to scrape around for money/hard pressed for cash/cf 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠 to net birds and dig for rats (idiom)

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股栗 (股慄)

gǔ lì / gu3 li4
to shake like an aspen/to shiver with fear (idiom)

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