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1 fruit tree

1 US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

1 joy depresses one's qi vital breath

2 an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)

1 as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men

1 whole

2 single entity

1 restless insomnia

1 hand dryer

1 declaration form

1 rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling

2 to pass the buck

1 Airedale terrier

1 Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC

1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)

2 period of peace and prosperity

3 noble and benevolent character

1 Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2]

2 now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an

1 messenger of death (cf Irish banshee)

2 person bringing bad luck

1 past events

2 relics from a former age

3 ruins

1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known

2 a household name

1 once

2 once upon a time

1 resonance (physics)

1 butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another

2 internecine strife