2010 - Reading 65

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idiom; Chinese set expression, often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding to a story or historical quotation /

Back 1

成语
chéng​yǔ​

Hint 1

chéng​yǔ​

Front 2

an ancien wind instrument

Back 2

竽
yú

Hint 2

yú

Front 3

fill a post without real qualifications
lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products / to masquerade as having an ability / token member of a group

Back 3

滥竽充数
làn​yú​chōng​shù​

Hint 3

làn​yú​chōng​shù​

Front 4

period, era

Back 4

时期
shí​qī​

Hint 4

shí​qī​

Front 5

musical instrument

Back 5

乐器
yuè​qì​

Hint 5

yuè​qì​

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together; in unison

Back 6

一齐
yī​qí​

Hint 6

yī​qí​

Front 7

wonderful; melodious

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美妙
měi​miào​

Hint 7

měi​miào​

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music

Back 8

乐曲
yuè​qǔ​

Hint 8

yuè​qǔ​

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be enchanted

Back 9

入迷
rù​mí​

Hint 9

rù​mí​

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brag; boast

Back 10

吹牛
chuī​niú​

Hint 10

chuī​niú​

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expert

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能手
néng​shǒu​

Hint 11

néng​shǒu​

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be present

Back 12

在座
zài​zuò​

Hint 12

zài​zuò​

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any; whichever; whatever

Back 13

任何
rèn​hé​

Hint 13

rèn​hé​

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bad

Back 14

差
chā​

Hint 14

chā​

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calm; composed

Back 15

沉着
chén​zhuó​

Hint 15

chén​zhuó​

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only

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专
zhuān​

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zhuān​

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choose, pick

Back 17

挑
tiāo​

Hint 17

tiāo​

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throw

Back 18

扔
rēng​

Hint 18

rēng​

Front 19

(not) at all

Back 19

根本
gēn​běn​

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gēn​běn​

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mix; mingle

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混
hùn​

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hùn​

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crowd

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人群
rén​qún​

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rén​qún​

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die

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死
sǐ​

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sǐ​

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king

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国王
guó​wáng​

Hint 23

guó​wáng​

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instrumental ensemble

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合奏
hé​zòu​

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hé​zòu​

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solo

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独奏
dú​zòu​

Hint 25

dú​zòu​

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contradict oneself

Back 26

自相矛盾
zì​xiāng ​máo​dùn​

Hint 26

zì​xiāng ​máo​dùn​

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contradict; contradictory

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矛盾
máo​dùn​

Hint 27

máo​dùn​

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frighten

Back 28

吓
xià​

Hint 28

xià​

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secretly

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偷偷
tōu​tōu​

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tōu​tōu​

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sneak (away)

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溜
liū​

Hint 30

liū​

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in the past

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从前
cóng​qián​

Hint 31

cóng​qián​

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spear

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矛
máo​

Hint 32

máo​

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shield

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盾
dùn​

Hint 33

dùn​

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in order to ; for

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为了
wèi​le​

Hint 34

wèi​le​

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recruit; to attract (customers) / to drum up (trade)

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招揽
zhāo​lǎn​

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zhāo​lǎn​

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customer

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顾客
gù​kè​

Hint 36

gù​kè​

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cry one's wares, peddle

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叫卖
jiàomài

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jiàomài

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to look at / to see / to see (a doctor) / to visit

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瞧
qiáo​

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qiáo​

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sturdy; strong

Back 39

坚固
jiān​gù​

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jiān​gù​

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sharp

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锋利
fēng​lì​

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fēng​lì​

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stab; prick

Back 41

刺
cì​

Hint 41

cì​

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boast, talk big

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夸口
kuā​kǒu​

Hint 42

kuā​kǒu​

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incomparable

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无比
wú​bǐ​

Hint 43

wú​bǐ​

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no matter

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无论
wú​lùn​

Hint 44

wú​lùn​

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<mw> a quantifier for words

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番
fān​

Hint 45

fān​

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ridiculous

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可笑
kě​xiào​

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kě​xiào​

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among them; of whom

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其中
qí​zhōng​

Hint 47

qí​zhōng​

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now that

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既然
jì​rán​

Hint 48

jì​rán​