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1 sweet snack made from glutinous rice, sugar and honey, common in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan

1 (bird species of China) collared babbler (Gampsorhynchus torquatus)

1 (Tw) Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell

1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal

2 for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)

3 also written 天長地久|天长地久

1 lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background

2 burning the midnight oil

1 Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)

1 to sing loudly

2 to lift one's voice in song

1 pool

2 pond

3 (of metals etc) luster

4 favor or beneficence

5 damp

6 moist

1 the best policy

2 the best thing one can do in the circumstances

1 rheology

1 Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge

1 roll-call (e.g. at athletics event)

2 check the record

1 all smiles

2 beaming from ear to ear

1 to knock against

2 to knock together

3 to rattle

1 persistent agent

1 originally planned

2 originally determined

1 ink cartridge

1 reputation

2 fame

1 consumables

2 to consume raw materials

1 (military) lead aircraft