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2 without bending.
 * if you pluck any you must pluck all.
 * if you pluck any you must pluck all.


 * his fingers clutch but never relax, (said of a miser).
 * his fingers clutch but never relax, (said of a miser).


 * he never gets the pronunciation of this word right.
 * he never gets the pronunciation of this word right.


 * To argue; to dispute; to wrangle for a notion.
 * to debate.
 * to debate.
 * to debate.


 * would not stop disputing.
 * would not stop disputing.


 * make the worse appear the better reason.
 * make the worse appear the better reason.


 * he denied its being so.
 * he denied its being so.


 * à îaⁿ;
 * out argue.


 * worsted in argument.
 * worsted in argument.


 * à m̄ khui kau;
 * argue without coming to a conclusion.


 * Second in order.
 * the second sage, Mencius.
 * the second sage, Mencius.
 * the second sage, Mencius.


 * à-ngŵn;
 * the scholar ranking next to the senior wrangler among the successful candidates for the degrees of, cìu-sṳ̆ and kṳ́-jîn.


 * next to a father to me.
 * next to a father to me.


 * A final particle, indicative of relief or admiration, but mostly used after a question expressive of doubt, surprise or irony.
 * He has none then!
 * He has none then!
 * He has none then!


 * This is the way to go, is it?
 * This is the way to go, is it?


 * It is he, certainly.
 * It is he, certainly.


 * He has gone to beseech it of him!
 * He has gone to beseech it of him!


 * A final particle, expressing doubt in the preceding statement.
 * that will do perhaps.
 * that will do perhaps.
 * that will do perhaps.


 * khah, ă;
 * that is too small surely.


 * we are there by this time surely.
 * we are there by this time surely.


 * ài-ă;
 * an interjection expressing surprise or incredulity.


 * A final particle, serving to arrest attention.
 * it is I.
 * it is I.
 * it is I.


 * another time don't you do thus.
 * another time don't you do thus.


 * that is so.
 * that is so.


 * yes, that is the way it must be.
 * yes, that is the way it must be.


 * he is the elder.
 * he is the elder.


 * I am going.
 * I am going.


 * Look out for your head there!
 * Look out for your head there!


 * if; should it be; in case that; supposing that.
 * if; should it be; in case that; supposing that.
 * if; should it be; in case that; supposing that.


 * should there be any, buy them.
 * should there be any, buy them.


 * had I come it would have been well.
 * had I come it would have been well.


 * should it rain he will not come.
 * should it rain he will not come.


 * if he does not come —.
 * if he does not come —.


 * if you are determined that you will not —.
 * if you are determined that you will not —.


 * if not.
 * if not.

 aⁿ


 * To cover; to hide from view; to screen.
 * to hoodwink.
 * to hoodwink.
 * to hoodwink.


 * "hide and seek."
 * "hide and seek."


 * aⁿ mâk, phìen phīⁿ;
 * to throw dust in one's eyes; to thoroughly deceive.


 * How can people's mouths be stopped?
 * How can people's mouths be stopped?


 * hide the face.
 * hide the face.


 * cover the ears with the hands.
 * cover the ears with the hands.


 * hold the nose.
 * hold the nose.


 * preternaturally blind.
 * preternaturally blind.


 * not effectually closed.
 * not effectually closed.


 * chit phìⁿ aⁿ m̄ cŭ;
 * all the doors are not simultaneously shut.


 * concealed from every body's cognizance, ; irrepressible.
 * concealed from every body's cognizance, ; irrepressible.


 * To hold in the arms or lap; to snuggle.
 * snuggle a baby.
 * snuggle a baby.
 * snuggle a baby.


 * rock him to sleep.
 * rock him to sleep.


 * you must snuggle him then he will sleep.
 * you must snuggle him then he will sleep.


 * hold him nicely, and do not startle him.
 * hold him nicely, and do not startle him.


 * hugged close.
 * hugged close.


 * cuddled up warm.
 * cuddled up warm.


 * To sit on eggs, to incubate; to hover over; to lie perdue.
 * the hen covers the chickens.
 * the hen covers the chickens.
 * the hen covers the chickens.


 * covered under her wings.
 * covered under her wings.


 * the hen is sitting.
 * the hen is sitting.


 * How long must she sit in order to hatch out the chickens?
 * How long must she sit in order to hatch out the chickens?


 * n̆ng khah cōi, ŏi àⁿ m̄ câu a bŏi?
 * If there be too many eggs, won't they fail to be uniformly warmed by her sitting on them?


 * get a duck's egg and put it under her.
 * get a duck's egg and put it under her.


 * To exhort to peace; to separate those who are fighting; to part combatants.
 * if he had not come and separated us, I should have been beaten to death by him.
 * if he had not come and separated us, I should have been beaten to death by him.
 * if he had not come and separated us, I should have been beaten to death by him.


 * he came and separated them.
 * he came and separated them.


 * no one would go and interfere in the fray.
 * no one would go and interfere in the fray.


 * he complains that he evinced partiality in his interference, taking hold of one in such a way as to let the other beat him.
 * he complains that he evinced partiality in his interference, taking hold of one in such a way as to let the other beat him.


 * paid no heed to the attempt to make them stop fighting.
 * paid no heed to the attempt to make them stop fighting.


 * A bruise; a swelling caused by a blow or knock which does not break the skin.
 * a swelling arose.
 * a swelling arose.
 * a swelling arose.