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莫名其妙
mòmíngqímiào
unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable / unable to make heads or tails of it / boring (e.g., movie)
壓抑
yāyì
to constrain or repress emotions / oppressive / stifling / depressing / repression
三綱五常
sāngāngwǔcháng
three principles and five virtues (idiom) / the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
引人注目
Yǐn rén zhù mù
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
滿堂
mǎn táng
whole audience / a sell-out (capacity audience) / jam-packed
畸形
jīxíng
deformity / abnormality
窺伺
kuīsì
to spy upon / to lie in wait for (an opportunity)
相夫教子
xiàngfūjiàozǐ
to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom) / the traditional roles of a good wife
管辖
Guǎn xiá
to administer / to have jurisdiction (over)
掛零
guà líng
A fraction of... eg. total: 1000.05
尊卑
zūnbēi
seniors and juniors
稀松
xīsōng
poor / sloppy / unconcerned / heedless / lax / unimportant / trivial / loose / porous
泛濫成災
fànlànchéngzāi
flood causes disaster (idiom); fig. swamped with work
四库全书
Sì kù Quán shū
Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
放眼世界
fàng yǎn shì jìe
Have the whole world in view
周礼
Zhōulǐ
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
裹腳
guǒjiǎo
foot-binding / long strip of cloth used for foot-binding
三從四德
sāncóngsìdé
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
毫无疑问
Háo wú yí wèn
certainty / without a doubt
身親七代
shēn qīn qī dài
Experienced seven generations
媒妁
méishuò
matchmaker / go-between (marital)
貞潔
zhēnjié
chastity
吃苦耐勞
chīkǔnàiláo
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
掌权
zhǎng quán
to wield (political, etc.) power / be in power
昏君
hūnjūn
incapable ruler