(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate) / (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary
(Daoism) a spirit medium, often a young person, believed to be possessed by a deity during rituals, acting as an intermediary for communication between the spirit world and humans
ossicles (of the middle ear) / three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 鐙骨|镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 錘骨|锤骨
Acting Together for Kenya - Agreement on the principles of partnership of the coalition Government / Agreement on the Principles of Partnership of the Coalition Government
to split the bill (where the male counterpart foots the larger portion of the sum) / (theater) a system where two actors take turns in acting the main role, with one actor replacing the other if either is unavailable
Lianjiang, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4], Fujian / Lienchiang County, the official name of the Matsu Islands 馬祖列島|马祖列岛[Ma3zu3 Lie4dao3], a county of the ROC (based in Taiwan)
Lianjiang, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4], Fujian / Lienchiang County, the official name of the Matsu Islands 馬祖列島|马祖列岛[Ma3zu3 Lie4dao3], a county of the ROC (based in Taiwan)
local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4]
Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河[Da4 du4 he2] in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣|泸定县[Lu2 ding4 xian4] with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La County 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 Xian4] in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan
Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La County 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 Xian4] in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan
Nan'ao County in Shantou 汕頭|汕头[Shan4 tou2], Guangdong / Nan'ao Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan / abbr. for 南澳大利亞州|南澳大利亚州[Nan2 ao4 da4 li4 ya4 zhou1], South Australia
Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
Hoxud county, Xoshut nahiyisi or Heshuo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
Dabu County in Meizhou 梅州[Mei2 zhou1], Guangdong / Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Kong / Dabu or Tabu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
Da'an or Ta'an District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan / Da'an or Ta'an Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan / Da'an, county-level city in Baicheng 白城[Bai2 cheng2], Jilin
former Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county in Yunnan, renamed in 2007 Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县, capital Pu'er city 普洱市
Jing County or Jingxian, a county in Xuancheng 宣城[Xuan1cheng2], Anhui
The four tones
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