(old) high class prostitute
to be adept in; to excel at
long vacation; refers to one week national holiday in PRC starting 1st May and 1st Oct
good aspects; strong points
good prospects in the long term (finance)
long dark night; (fig.) long period of misery and oppression
longevity; ability to live long; long lived
promenade; long hallway; Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing promenade; long hallway; Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 yi2 he2 yuan2]
to clasp hands in greeting
to be effective over an extended period
long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)
running the Changjiang or Yangtze river (as a dare-devil sport)
eternal rest (i.e. death)
length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short
stone beam; horizontal slab of stone; feldspar or felspar (geology)
(literary) the vast sky; (finance) eventual downturn; poor prospects in the long term
lengthy (report or speech)
long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice)
loquacious; to have a loose tongue
long gown; cheongsam; traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao
chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe); gown; robe
long sleeves; long-sleeved shirt
remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)
to extend as long as; to lengthen out to
to depart this life; to be no more
line (i.e. of people waiting); queue
long queue; long line (of cars, people etc)
(bird species of China) long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
(bird species of China) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
altar lamp burning day and night
peanut; groundnut (slang)
(bird species of China) long-eared owl (Asio otus)
gibbon; Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)
single-line formation (army); (fig.) long line
tanystropheus, long-necked reptile from Triassic
order Proboscidea (elephants and mammoths)
(bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
(bird species of China) dark-sided thrush (Zoothera marginata)
(bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)
(bird species of China) long-billed wren-babbler (Rimator malacoptilus)
(bird species of China) long-tailed thrush (Zoothera dixoni)
(bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
(bird species of China) long-tailed sibia (Heterophasia picaoides)
(bird species of China) long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)
(bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis)
(bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
(bird species of China) long-tailed parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)
(bird species of China) grey-bellied wren-babbler (Spelaeornis reptatus)
ever since a long time ago
(fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life
long-term peace and stability (of governments)
(bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)
(bird species of China) long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta)
long distance call charge
(bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
(bird species of China) large scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus hypoleucos)
(bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
(bird species of China) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
(bird species of China) long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云 charges seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao's armies
specialty; special knowledge or ability
(math.) distance-preserving; isometric
slender; lanky; tall and thin
long and tedious; redundant; superfluous; supernumerary; verbose (of writing)
to prolong; to lengthen; extension; elongation; prolongation; to extend; to delay
arc length (the length of a curve segment)
long; drawn-out; prolonged; lingering
to lengthen; to pull sth out longer
to be good (at); to be expert (in)
profound (meaning, implications etc)
personal strength; one's strong points; one's special ability
to be good at sth; one's forte
height (of person); length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure)
length (of a side, geom.)
sound duration; length of a musical note
extension cord; extended line; powerstrip
arc length; length of a curve segment
to work as long-term hired hand
to make a long distance call
to pull a long face; to scowl
plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)
orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)
not having any special skill; without any qualifications
remain fresh; last forever; eternal
unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
to die; to depart from the world forever
(math.) distance-preserving correspondence; isometry
(lit.) use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius); to use this in place of that; what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal; for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc); also written 天長地久|天长地久
one's days are numbered; not to have long to live (often fig.)
abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長|尺有所短，寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]
parametrization by arc length (of a space curve)
profound; significant; meaningful
to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)
spirit reaches to the rainbow; full of noble aspiration and daring
(lit.) thin streams flow forever; (fig.) economy will get you a long way; to work steadily at something little by little
to spread malicious gossip; also written
飞短流长
to compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons
to compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons
the Great Firewall of China (Internet censorship)
to spread malicious gossip
the eagle soars in the sky (citation from Mao Zedong)
(bird species of China) mikado pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado)
(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
(bird species of China) long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola)
(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
(bird species of China) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
black crested gibbon (Nomascus nasutus)
(bird species of China) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
(bird species of China) Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
(bird species of China) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos)
(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
(bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)
(bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan
魏源
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