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to lie down, to recline; crouch
subject (chen) + divination (ren)
minister is shocked when he heard the divination that he his eyes bulge will out of its eye-sockets if he refuses to lie down and try to recline.
卧虎藏龙, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
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dish, bowl, vessel, shallow container
Picture of a dish-like shallow container |
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to supervise, to inspect
to monitor
minister/bulging eye (chen) + person (ren) + water [symbol] + vessel (min)
an official under the watchful eye of the minister is staring at the water bowl, supervising its filling and inspecting its surface, trying to monitore if the minister's orders are reflected clearly |
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blue; indigo plant
grass (chao) + supervisor (jian-pronunciation)
a minister is supervising the quality of the indigo plants, to get the bluest of blue color |
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basket
bamboo (zhu) + supervisor (jian-pronunciation)
of bamboo vessel inspected by a quality-control official to be sure that is it a water-tight basket |
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see
a man with an open eye looking through periscope |
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view, look at
to browse/peruse
supervisor (jian) + see (jian)
a minister-supervisor is interested just in perusing (to read in a thorough or careful way) the documents to get the understanding; he is not in job of a quality-control (皿 is missing!) |
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