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丰溪里

Fēngxīlǐ

P'unggye in Kilju county, North Hamgyeong province, the North Korean nuclear test site

因小失大

yīnxiǎoshīdà

to try to save a little only to lose a lot; to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar; to be penny wise and pound foolish

以影补来

yǐyǐngbǔlái

(phonology) The phenomenon in Middle Korean (in the book Dongguk Jeongun) where the hangul consonant cluster ㅭ (lq) /*-lʔ/ was used to represent the Middle Chinese final consonant /*-t/, alongside ㅂ (p) /*-p/ (MC: /*-p/) and ㄱ (k) /*-k/ (MC: /*-k/).
The phenomenon in Middle Korean (in the book Dongguk Jeongun) where the hangul consonant cluster ㅭ (lq) /*-lʔ/ was used to represent the Middle Chinese final consonant /*-t/, alongside ㅂ (p) /*-p/ (MC: /*-p/) and ㄱ (k) /*-k/ (MC: /*-k/).

平安道

Píngāndào

P'yong'ando Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into South Pyong'an Province 平安南道 Píngānnándào and North Pyong'an Province 平安北道 Píngānběidào of North Korea

挡位

dǎngwèi

(in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc)
(automatic car) transmission mode (P, R, N, D etc)
(electric fan, cooker etc) setting; mode

送气

sòngqì

aspiration (phonetics, explosion of breath on consonants distinguishing Chinese p, t from b, d)

双唇音

shuāngchúnyīn

bilabial consonant (b, p, or m)

小花远志

xiǎohuāyuǎnzhì

small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine

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