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- zhao
- omen, to foretell; trillion
- the back of a turtle - its carapace (karapaksa) - with its cracks used for fortune-telling
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- tao
- peach
- The peach holds a special place in Chinese culture, symbolizing longevity, immortality, and good fortune. In Chinese mythology, the Peach of Immortality (蟠桃 pántáo) is a divine fruit that grants eternal life. All that was foretold from cracks of the carapace (karapaksa) of a 200 years old turtle
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- quan
- dog, puppy
- formal, literary (classical), technical or scientific, compound words
- the 'ear' is added to distinguish it from 'big'
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- you
- especially, particularly
- a dragon with two tails is especially dangerous;
or a bizarre dog likes to scratch itself with a transplanted human leg, particularly behind its ear
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- yan
- to dislike, to detest
- the factory exploitation of dogs is not just disliked - but intensively detested
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- zhuang
- appearance, shape, state, condition, situation
- a turtle and a dog look at each appearance and wonder about the shape of the other
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- zhuang
- adornment, adorn, to use/put on make-up
- a woman likes to use the adorned compact in the shape of a turtle while putting on make-up
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- jiang
- general; will
- a hand holds a half of a foretelling which the general will read in the evening when he will receive the other half
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- huode
- to obtain, to get, to seize; gains, harvest
- by training in their natural environment one can obtain the respect of dogs and gain their trust
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- mo
- silent, quiet
- with dark a dog becomes quiet and silent
- absence of speech or sound; deliberate silence; often about people or communication
- Peacefulness, calmness, stillness; tranquility, serenity, quietness; often about environments or states
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- ran
- certainly, correct, right; however, nevertheless
- even a dog agrees that the right and correct way to consume meat it is first to roast it
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- ku
- CRY, weep
- dog's mouths are slightly open for crying and weeping
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- qi
- device, instrument, apparatus, utensil
- a dog used as a safety device guards a vessel
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- chou
- stench, stink, smelly
- a dog's nose likes stenches and bad smells
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- gou
- dog
- a faithful dog keeps barking to protect his owner's house
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- niu
- cow
- a body of a cow with a horn
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- te
- special, unique
- when a temple may receive a sacred cow as a sacrificial animal only in special and unique circumstances
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- gao
- to tell, to inform, to announce
- In ancient times, oxen were often used in rituals and ceremonies, and announcements or declarations were made during these events
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- hao
- vast, grand
- the sacred grand cows need so much water that the villagers have to dig a vast hole
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- xian
- first, prior, former
- first goes a youngster followed by the cows
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- xi
- wash, to bathe
- washing with water comes first
(general, everyday, practical)
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