1."Mr Science", phrase used during the May 4th Movement 五四运动[wǔ sì yùn dòng]2.abbr. for 赛因斯[sài yīn sī]3.see also 德先生[dé xiān sheng]
1.born out of wedlock2.illegitimate
Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武纪[hán wǔ jì], c. 540m year ago
Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997
to live out the rest of one's life
life is but a dream (idiom)
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
medical doctor; physician who works primarily by administering drugs, as opposed to surgeon 外科医生[wài kē yī shēng]
like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
出生证明出生證明 birth certificate
(idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity
eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
(idiom) amiability makes you rich
1.surgeon2.as opposed to physician 内科医生[nèi kē yī shēng], who works primarily by administering drugs
university and high school students
a match made in heaven; a perfect couple
1.a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)2.a woman's heart is with her husband
1.handsome but effeminate man2.pretty boy
妄生穿凿妄生穿鑿 a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
gifted or skillful writing
parthenogenesis (biol. a female reproducing without fertilization)
1.the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)2.the younger generations will surpass us in time
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong stock market index)
1.inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)2.also written 情急之下
sacrificing one's life generously (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause
1.army life (idiom)2.the experience of war
to do the cleaning; to clean up
1.to advertise2.to solicit business
1.to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)2.to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
1.bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb2.undaunted by perils
familiarity breeds fondness (idiom)