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leading role; lead / protagonist
HSK 6
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angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
triangle
HSK 7-9
angle of diffraction (physics)
string bean / snap bean / green bean
angle from which one observes an object / (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference / (cinematography) camera angle / (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye) / (photography) angle of view
HSK 7-9
corner of the mouth / labial angle
Bermuda Triangle
corner of the mouth
wide-angle / panoramic / fig. wide perspective / panorama
plane angle
North Point district of Hong Kong
edge and corner / protrusion / sharpness (of a protrusion) / craggy / ridge corner
HSK 7-9
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) / to raid (a competitor for its talent) / Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs / same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
cow horn
tip of the iceberg
green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end
Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya 三亞|三亚
the ends of the earth / separated worlds apart
to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
Pearl River Delta
clown role in opera / clown / buffoon
angle of drift (navigation) / deflection (from course) / angle of divergence
a right angle
"matchmaking corner", a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details
inner corner of the eye
pentagon
the four corners (of a rectangle) / the eaves that the four corners of a building
to wrestle / wrestling
antler / deer horn / abatis
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surname Jue
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role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale
lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius
horn
photo corner (used to mount a photo in an album) / (math.) phase angle
significant role / major figure
antenna / feeler
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
to cast actors for a film, play etc
chamfer; bevel
anise / star anise / aniseed / octagonal / Fructus Anisi stellati
to turn a corner / corner
to applaud and praise a favorite actor
Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)
outer corner of the eye
Mong Kok (area in Hong Kong)
(math.) straight angle
English corner / spoken English practice group
(of a shape) sharp and clearcut / (of a person) definite in his opinion
reflex angle
hexagon
outer corner of the eye
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush
bevel angle / oblique angle
forehead / temples
bend in a street / corner / to turn a corner
Cape Kennedy, name 1963-1973 of Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角|卡纳维拉尔角, Florida
supporting role; minor role / (of actors) to perform together
Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲)
outer tip of the eyebrow / (facial) expression / (Tw) knack / trick of the trade
solid angle
cape / promontory
water caltrop (Trapa species), aquatic plant with edible seeds
Cape of Good Hope
Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)
Cape Verde
angle of drift (navigation) / deflection (from course) / angle of divergence
Horn of Africa
opposite angle
cape / headland / promontory
reflex angle
bad guy (in a story) / villain
to fold the corner of a page / to dog-ear
Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus
lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between
dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
(theater) understudy
ergot
(math.) to trisect an angle
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
traditional hairstyle for children, with two pointy braids, giving it a horn-like appearance
chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)
angle at apex / summit angle / cusp
inner corner of the eye
Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
angle (between two intersecting lines)
corner of the mouth
altercation; wrangle; angry argument
(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink
supplementary angle
(math.) angle of 360°
Cape Fukuei, the northernmost point of Taiwan Island
Cape Verde (Tw)

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