in support or witness hereof (idiom)
1. late Yuan and early Ming2. mid 14th century
Mesopotamian civilization
another name for 古今小说[gǔ jīn xiǎo shuō], Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 冯梦龙[féng mèng lóng]
1. to shine brightly2. (fig.) to show promise3. to be on the up and up
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[lǐ bó yuán] or Li Baojia 李宝嘉[lǐ bǎo jiā] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八国联军[bā guó lián jūn]
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
"transparent kitchen" – a kitchen (in a restaurant, school cafeteria etc) in which food preparation processes are made visible to customers (by means of transparent glass, live video etc) to promote hygiene and ensure accountability in food safety practices
Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont
1. (neologism c. 2014) celebrity with a huge, devoted fan base2. celebrity with a huge following on social media
1. to get smart2. to resort to petty tricks
Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain
too clever by half; excessive ingenuity
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳[méi lán fāng] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
(math.) end of proof; QED (quod erat demonstrandum)
1. sharp image2. clear-cut3. in bold outline4. in sharp relief+1 条 1. hyaluronic acid2. hyaluronan
1. daybreak2. at the crack of dawn
出生证明书 出生證明書 chū shēng zhèng míng shū birth certificate
招股说明书 招股說明書 zhāo gǔ shuō míng shū prospectus
东方明珠塔 東方明珠塔 dōng fāng míng zhū tǎ Oriental Pearl Tower
宣誓供词证明 宣誓供詞證明 xuān shì gòng cí zhèng míng (law) affidavit; deposition
皇冠上的明珠 huáng guān shàng de míng zhū the brightest jewel in the crown
1. darkness comes before dawn2. things can only get better (idiom)
揣着明白装糊涂 揣著明白裝糊塗 chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu 1. to pretend to not know2. to play dumb
放着明白装糊涂 放著明白裝糊塗 fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu to pretend not to know (idiom)
东方明珠电视塔 東方明珠電視塔 dōng fāng míng zhū diàn shì tǎ Oriental Pearl Television Tower
亲兄弟，明算帐 親兄弟，明算帳 qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
需要是发明之母 需要是發明之母 xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
兼听则明，偏信则暗 兼聽則明，偏信則暗 jiān tīng zé míng , piān xìn zé àn listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
冰炭不言，冷热自明 冰炭不言，冷熱自明 bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 明修棧道，暗渡陳倉 míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng 1. lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[wèi hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 刘邦[liú bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu)2. fig. to feign one thing while doing another3. to cheat under cover of a diversion
明枪好躲，暗箭难防 明槍好躲，暗箭難防 míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies