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Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子
peafowl; peacock
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  *孔* | 孔* | *孔
surname Kong
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  *孔* | 孔* | *孔
hole / CL: 個|个 / classifier for cave dwellings
to punch a hole
air-bubble / pore / stoma
pore
diameter of hole
courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮
manhole
jack / socket
Auguste Comte (1798-1857), French philosopher
face
Confucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples)
sweat pore
pupil (of the eye)
Teaching of Confucius / Confucianism
opening providing access / the teaching of Confucius
nostril / CL: 隻|只
the K'ung family Masters' anthology, collection of dialogues between Confucius and his disciples, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃
hole in the body of a musical instrument, covered with a membrane which produces a buzzing tone
face
small hole in an object
to bore a hole / to drill / drilled hole
porous
Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)
round hole
screen printing
to widen a tube / to ream (i.e. widen a hole)
abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔子
lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.) / to sing from the same hymn sheet
The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects / abbr. to 家語|家语
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融 picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
to punch a hole; to perforate / (medicine) perforation
an airvent / a louvre / airflow orifice
foraminifera
pinhole
heavily damaged / (fig.) full of holes / riddled with problems
pore (geology)
Confucius
Confucian temple
Confucius and Mencius
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
bullet hole
aperture / hole / cavity
courageous and strong (idiom) / Herculean (physique etc)
to offer sacrifices to Confucius
Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture
the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty
Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇
peephole
(coll., humorous) money (so named because in former times, Chinese coins had a square hole in the middle)
pinhole camera (for espionage, voyeurism etc)
Kong Rong (153-208), poet of the Three Kingdoms period
perforations (on a postage stamp)
hole puncher
an enlargement at the outer end of a drilled hole, either funnel-shaped (a countersink) or cylindrical (a counterbore)
porous / having many holes (e.g. filter gauze or sieve)
hole (e.g. of sieve or colander)
partial view; limited outlook
see 九孔
Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园, Beijing
(of a musical instrument) blow hole
chikungunya fever
Porifera (phylum of sponges)
(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)
Kong Yiji, protagonist of short story by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅
Kongsberg (city in Norway)
(loanword) condom
(literary) valorous
urgent / numerous
Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar
the Sage Confucius
(Internet slang) spoiled city girl from a rich family
Pavo (constellation)
Peacock River in Xinjiang
benthic foraminifera
microporous membrane
(computing) punch card
auger / drill
an air vent / a ventilation shaft
plughole / drainage hole
round coin with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China
temple to Confucius in his hometown Qufu
bunghole
slot / groove / slotted hole
Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri), aka Chinese scallop
pore
sweat pore
cloaca (of bird or reptile)
hole
(bird species of China) Hainan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae)
bleed hole / overflow pipe / spill vent
(bird species of China) grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity

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