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Sep 9, 2009

森羅萬象 the Universe in its vast variety

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NASA photos from the repaired Hubble Space Telescope released today, 09/09/09 森 (forest) 羅 (net) 萬 (10,000) 象 (form) This is a Buddhist ter...
Sep 7, 2009

紅爐點雪 snow flakes into a burning furnace

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紅 (red) 爐 (furnace) 點 (dot) 雪 (snow) This is a touching image. Little flakes of snow flying into a blazing furnace. Little melting snow drop...
Sep 5, 2009

苦盡甘來 after suffering comes sweet reward

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苦 (bitter) 盡(dissipate) 甘 (sweet) 來 (come) Often, things seem hopeless, and human endurance approaches a personal limit. You'll be all ...
Sep 2, 2009

空無所有 utterly destitute

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空 (empty) 無 (nothing) 所 (place) 有 (exist) Simplified, 空无所有 所有 possess Sometimes, in the game of life, you are left without two sticks to rub...
Jul 29, 2009

武陵桃源 Never Never Land of Peaches

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武 (force) 陵 (knoll) 桃 (peach) 源 (sou rce) Utopia Being entertained by fantasy girls is a grand Eastern tradition. People have sought out thi...
Jun 20, 2009

人口膾炙 on everyone's lips

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人 (people) 口 (mouth) 膾 (raw meat/fish) 炙 (roast) 人口 (population) 膾炙 (talked about) Do you like being roasted? Knowing that celebrity can be...
Jun 11, 2009

同心同德 of the same mind

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同 (together) 心 (mind) 同 (together) 德 (goodness) Are we doomed(?) to be irrevocably and meaningfully linked, connected, joined with the enti...
Jun 4, 2009

不約而同 in sync with no prior pact

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不 (no) 約 (pact) 而 (yet) 同 (sync) How well are promises kept? With so many variables around us, every promise comes with an implicit caveat w...
Jun 1, 2009

磨斧作針 persistence pays off

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磨 (grind) 斧 (axe) 作 (make) 針 (needle) or 磨斧爲針 磨 (grind) 斧 (axe) 爲 (be) 針 (needle) Grind down an axe blade long enough, you'll eventually...
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