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ancient, old
to put food in a jar and tighten the lid with a heavy stone to marinate the food for a long time |
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happening
age-old (gu) + strike (pu)
a terrible happening is when someone smashes a pot where the conserved food was stored for a long period |
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do
person (ren) + happening (gu)
a person is doing everything for a happening |
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(paternal) aunt
woman (nu) + age-old (gu)
an old woman of marriageable age; father's sister, mother in law |
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bitter
grass (cao) + age-old (gu)
old plants mean medicinal herbs, which are bitter |
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recklessly
age-old (gu) + meat (rou)
the flabby neck muscle of an old ox shakes uncontrollably |
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lake
water (shui) + recklessly (hu)
a recklessly build dam by human's instead stopped the water and ruined a lake created by beavers |
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can, overcome
age-old (gu) + person (ren)
a person who has overcome hurdles over a long time;
because of similar pronunciation this character came to signify 'grams'
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