1 ITŌ Hirobumi (1841-1909), Japanese Meiji restoration politician, prime minister on four occasions, influential in Japanese expansionism in Korea, assassinated in Harbin
1 Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash
Idioms (17)
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
2 spare the rod, spoil the child
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
博物洽闻
bó wù qià wén
1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
博而不精
bó ér bù jīng
1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything