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(pron) everyone / Ladies and Gentlemen / Sirs
HSK 6
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
person who is wise after the event
to put into practice / to carry out (idiom)
to announce to the world (idiom) / to make public / to let everyone know
gentlemen (form of address)
(various things) such as / such as (the following)
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind
British Isles
dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
Gentlemen! (start of a speech) / Ladies and Gentlemen!
things like this (idiom); and so on / and the rest / etc
HSK 7-9
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
everything / every matter
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surname Zhu
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all / various
Ryukyu Islands / Okinawa 沖繩|冲绳 and other islands of modern Japan
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
to apply to / to put into (practice etc) / to put to (a test, a vote etc)
to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else
wasted effort
the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
Zhucheng, a county-level city in Weifang City 濰坊市|潍坊市, Shandong
to appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc) / to resort to (a course of action)
vassal state
the appearance of all things (Buddhism)
to translate sth into action / to put sth into action
(literary) to appear in (newspapers, the media, a book etc)
various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism represented by Confucius 孔子 and Mencius 孟子, Daoism by Laozi 老子 and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子, Mohism by Mozi 墨子, Legalism by Sunzi 孫子|孙子 and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子, and numerous others
various / many different kinds of
Massachusetts, US state
to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
two-character surname Zhuge / Taiwan pr. [Zhu1ge2]
lit. place on a high shelf / to pay no attention to (idiom)
to appeal to the public
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
various / all kinds
Mt Zhuguang between Jiangxi and Hunan
sugarcane
Massachusetts, US state
Zhuji, a county-level city in Shaoxing City 紹興市|绍兴市, Zhejiang
everything
Imperial scholar from the Ming Dynasty onwards
(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
HSK 7-9
various sages and ten schools of thought / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism represented by Confucius 孔子 and Mencius 孟子, Daoism by Laozi 老子 and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子, Mohism by Mozi 墨子, Legalism by Sunzi 孫子|孙子 and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子, and numerous others


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