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HSK
(loanword) cheese
HSK 7-9
sesame (seed)
HSK 7-9
Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
Chicago, USA
Toshiba, Japanese electronics company
low ranking official / petty bureaucrat
Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
sesame bun
cheesecake
lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
University of Chicago
Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
trivial matter / trifle
sesame oil
sesame biscuit
lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
stuffed crust (pizza) / cheesy crust
Nyingchi, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区
sesame paste
turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)
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Zoysia pungens
lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)
trivial / minute (size)
Aztec language (Nahuatl)
Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang
Zhifu district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
Aztec (person)
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽 extraction, active in Central Asia
Zhifu district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
(botany) arugula; rocket; roquette (subspecies Eruca vesicaria sativa)
your appearance (honorific)
lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
your appearance (honorific) / cf 紫芝眉宇
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress


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