Tutorial 0929

1. 宇宙 宇宙 yǔzhòu cosmos, universe
2. 网吧 網吧 wǎngbā Internet cafe2
3. 王八 王八 wángba turtle; {abusive} cuckold
4. 网咖 網咖 wǎngkā {Taiwan usage} Internet café (same meaning as 网吧 in Mainland usage)
5. 采矿 採礦 cǎikuàng mine; mining
6. 五马分尸 五馬分屍 wǔmǎfēnshī torn apart by five horses (dismemberment by tying five carts and pulling in all directions, a form of capital punishment); tear sth. to pieces
7. 杀鸡儆猴 殺雞儆猴 shājī jǐnghóu "kill the chicken to frighten the monkey"; punish one to deter others
8. 法家 法家 Fǎjiā the Legalist School (of Chunqiu Period)
9. 儒家 儒家 Rújiā the Confucian School of Thought, the Confucianists
10. 一语道破 一語道破 yīyǔ dàopò hit the nail on the head with a single comment, get to the heart of the matter in a few words
11. 铤而走险 鋌而走險 tǐng'érzǒuxiǎn take risks in desperation, rush headlong into danger
12. 侥幸 僥倖 jiǎoxìng by luck
13. 以身试法 以身試法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ defy the law
14. 先见之明 先見之明 xiānjiàn zhī míng (the wisdom of foresight) be able to anticipate or predict; prophetic vision; foresight
15. 孔明 孔明 Kǒngmíng Kongming (name for Zhuge Liang)
16. 三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮sāngè chòu píjiang, shèngguò yīgè zhūgé liàng three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang the master-mind—collective wisdom often proves superior, two heads are better than one