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lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy / to feel beleaguered
to rotate / to twirl / to run around / to encircle / rotation / (coll.) to speak indirectly / to beat about the bush
Bush (name) / George H.W. Bush (1924-2018), US president 1988-1992 / George W. Bush (1946-), US President 2000-2008
tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木, bush or shrub)
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  *丵* | 丵* | *丵
thick grass / "bush" component in Chinese characters
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  *楚* | 楚* | *楚
distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)
to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush
to muddle through / to fob sb off / to beat around the bush / to dodge
croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科 / croton seed, a strong purgative
bush / shrub
wildfire / (spreading like) wildfire / bush fire / farm fire (for clearing fields)
Stevia, South American sunflower genus / sugarleaf (Stevia rebaudiana), bush whose leaves produce sugar substitute
to run a long way around / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush
short tree / bush / shrub
taper bushing
galago; bush baby
(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
to encircle / to go around / to circle / to beat about the bush
(bird species of China) Chinese bush warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia)
(bird species of China) Hume's bush warbler (Horornis brunnescens)
(bird species of China) Baikal bush warbler (Locustella davidi)
(bird species of China) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)
(bird species of China) long-billed bush warbler (Locustella major)
Croton, genus of evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科
croton bush (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科, with seed having strong purgative properties
(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)
(bird species of China) spotted bush warbler (Locustella thoracica)
(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)
(bird species of China) rufous-breasted bush robin (Tarsiger hyperythrus)
(bird species of China) brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris)
(bird species of China) grey-sided bush warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)
(bird species of China) Australasian bush lark (Mirafra javanica)
(bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes)
(bird species of China) grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus)
Sapindales / order of scented bushes and trees, includes citrus fruit and lychee
(bird species of China) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus)
(bird species of China) white-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis)
(bird species of China) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)
(bird species of China) white-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus)
Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes)
to go around in circles / to make a detour / (fig.) to beat about the bush
lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush
lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush
tricky / involved / to beat about the bush
(bird species of China) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)
(bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)
snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis) / gum storax, used in TCM
(coll.) to pace around nervously / to speak indirectly / to beat about the bush
(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis borealis)
(bird species of China) golden bush robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus)
(bird species of China) russet bush warbler (Locustella mandelli)
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)
(bird species of China) Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni)


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