(exp,v5m) to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
(exp) to harbor ill feeling
(exp) without being able to help oneself
against one's will
compelling
pressing
irresistible
(exp) to count on someone as the only support
(exp) like looking out on an abyss
like standing on the edge of an abyss
(v5r) to be liked by people
(exp) without being able to help oneself
against one's will
compelling
pressing
irresistible
(exp) never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more (lit: taking Gansu only to want Sichuan)
give him an inch and he'll take a mile
(exp) painful incident
(n) circumstances beyond one's control
(exp,v5m) to take a lesson from (a wise person)
to follow in the footsteps of
(exp) with the advance of civilization (civilisation)
(exp) if necessary
when unavoidable
(exp) if necessary
when unavoidable
(exp) (obs) to ask for the impossible
(exp) to ask for fish from a tree (Mencius)
(n) circumstances beyond one's control
(exp) not having written for a long time
(exp) the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face
(exp) (id) Fear overruns the danger
(exp) (id) Everyone is the son of his own works
(exp) A drowning man will catch at a straw
(exp) take a rest rather than useless thinking
(exp) (id) It's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one
Mickle fails that fools think
(exp) (id) Union is strength
(exp) (obsc) there are exceptions to every rule (lit: rocks will flow and leaves will sink)
(exp) A drowning man will catch at a straw
(exp) expression meaning that you learn, without realising it, from what is around you
a saint's maid quotes Latin
lit: the young monk before the gate can read sutra without studying them
(exp) A drowning man will catch at a straw
(exp) (id) Where might is master, justice is servant
