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hole / CL: 個|个 / classifier for cave dwellings
Confucius
Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子
peafowl; peacock
pore
opening providing access / the teaching of Confucius
porous
pupil (of the eye)
diameter of hole
courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮
face
to punch a hole
to bore a hole / to drill / drilled hole
air-bubble / pore / stoma
face
manhole
nostril / CL: 隻|只
small hole in an object
round hole
Auguste Comte (1798-1857), French philosopher
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
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
Confucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples)
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
Maurya Dynasty of India (322-185 BC)
an airvent / a louvre / airflow orifice
foraminifera
pinhole
bullet hole
to widen a tube / to ream (i.e. widen a hole)
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
Confucian temple
Confucius and Mencius
hole in the body of a musical instrument, covered with a membrane which produces a buzzing tone
heavily damaged / (fig.) full of holes / riddled with problems
screen printing
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
jack / socket
Teaching of Confucius / Confucianism
courageous and strong (idiom) / Herculean (physique etc)
the Confucius family mausoleum at Qufu 曲阜, rebuilt and extended by every dynasty
aperture / hole / cavity
pore (geology)
to offer sacrifices to Confucius
the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
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)
see 九孔
Kong Rong (153-208), poet of the Three Kingdoms period
to punch a hole; to perforate / (medicine) perforation
perforations (on a postage stamp)
hole (e.g. of sieve or colander)
Confucius Institute, organization established internationally by the PRC, promoting Chinese language and culture
an enlargement at the outer end of a drilled hole, either funnel-shaped (a countersink) or cylindrical (a counterbore)
hole puncher
mesh
Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar
(literary) valorous
(electronics) buried via
(Tw) grommet
keyhole
chikungunya fever
(Internet slang) spoiled city girl from a rich family
an air vent / a ventilation shaft
pore
porous / having many holes (e.g. filter gauze or sieve)
Kong Shangren (1648-1718), Qing dramatist and poet, author of The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇
the Sage Confucius
Confucius Institute (abbr. for 孔子學院|孔子学院)
Peacock River in Xinjiang
microporous membrane
hole
(electronics) blind via
air vent / louvre
lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom) / fig. arrogant; haughty
partial view; limited outlook
abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园, Beijing
(of a musical instrument) blow hole
Porifera (phylum of sponges)
(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)
Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅 depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
Kongsberg (city in Norway)
urgent / numerous
Pavo (constellation)
benthic foraminifera
(computing) punch card
auger / drill
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

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