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从
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1 shown祸 从 口出。
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Words Containing 从
to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
whatever you like
preferential treatment
clause
strict
not know where to start
to follow
less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom)
lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
to follow obediently
to trust and obey
to obey
to accompany
to comply with
to serve (an important personage)
Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice
accessory to a crime
to make movies
to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
(to do sth) with dispatch
to deal with sb severely (idiom)
to be lenient (in sentencing)
minor official
there has never been; has never had
to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)
retinue
to omit (less important details etc)
maternal aunt
Conghua, county-level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[guǎng zhōu], Guangdong
to be engaged in politics (esp. as a government official)
subordinate
paternal uncle's son
tame
to enlist
have never
economical
to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
accomplice under duress; coerced accomplice; induced accomplice
to follow blindly
to follow the crowd
demanding and strict (idiom)
Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist
to obey an order
object relative clause
center-embedded relative clauses
unhurried
Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
-driven (of mechanism, driven by a component)
to assent
to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
master-slave (computing)
what course to follow
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[dé], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
aide-de-camp
from the inside to the outside
to comply with
employee
Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
to take one's time making a decision (idiom)
not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
not to hurry
from head to foot
Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
from start to finish
to enlist
not to have access
(dialect) before
to listen and obey
to obey (an order)
to own up to the facts
(of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort
Conghua, county-level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[guǎng zhōu], Guangdong
paternal uncle
readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
whence?
(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use
to capitulate
to start from scratch
at one's discretion
from here on
Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
to have relations with
obedient
(of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom
since (a time)
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
to do research
lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
to study under (a teacher)
lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
(literary) follower; attendant
(Internet slang) huge crowds of people (emphatic form of 人[rén])
Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
mounted escort
lenient
doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
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