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千軍萬馬qiān jūn wàn mǎmagnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men千軍易得,一將難求qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiúEasy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)千鈞一髮qiān jūn yī fà(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)遷居移民qiān jū yí mínimmigration千卡qiān kǎkilocalorie; kcal兛qiānkè(old) contracted variant of 千克[qian1 ke4]前科qián kēcriminal record; previous convictions千克qiān kèkilogram掮客qián kèbroker; agent錢可通神qián kě tōng shénwith money, you can do anything (idiom); money talks前空翻qián kōng fān(acrobatics) front flip欠款qiàn kuǎnto owe a debt; balance due; debts鉛礦qiān kuànglead ore乾坤qián kūnyin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe前來qián láito come (formal); before; previously前廊qián lángfront porch牽累qiān lěito weigh down; to trouble; to implicate (sb); tied down (by affairs)前例qián lìprecedent千里qiān lǐa thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance潛力qián lìpotential; latent capacity遷離qiān líto move away; to change residence牽聯qiān liánvariant of 牽連|牵连[qian1 lian2]牽連qiān liánto implicate; implicated; to link together芊萰qiān liàngreen and flourishing; overgrown前涼Qián LiángFormer Liang, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms (314-376)錢糧qián liángland tax; money and grain (given as tax or tribute)千里搭長棚,沒有不散的宴席qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xíeven if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)千里達和多巴哥Qiān lǐ dá hé Duō bā gēTrinidad and Tobago千里達及托巴哥Qiān lǐ dá jí Tuō bā gēTrinidad and Tobago (Tw)前列qián lièthe very front千里鵝毛qiān lǐ é máogoose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it; also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2]前列腺qián liè xiànprostate gland前列腺素qián liè xiàn sùprostaglandin前列腺炎qián liè xiàn yánprostatitis潛力股qián lì gǔstock that has potential to increase in value; (fig.) sb with good prospects千里寄鵝毛qiān lǐ jì é máogoose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it; also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛千里馬qiān lǐ mǎlit. ten thousand mile horse; fine steed千里馬常有,而伯樂不常有qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó lè bù cháng yǒu(lit.) there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb); (fig.) many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it慳吝qiān lìn(literary) miserly; stingy乾陵Qián língQianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天千里送鵝毛qiān lǐ sòng é máogoose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it千里送鵝毛,禮輕情意重qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhònggoose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.千里送鵝毛,禮輕人意重qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhònggoose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.千里迢迢qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo(idiom) from a great distance; (to come) from afar千里眼qiān lǐ yǎnclairvoyance千里之堤,毀於蟻穴qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xuésee 千里之堤,潰於蟻穴|千里之堤,溃于蚁穴[qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2]千里之堤,潰於蟻穴qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué(lit.) an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom); (fig.) huge damage may result from a moment's negligence千里之外qiān lǐ zhī wàithousand miles distant千里之行,始於足下qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xiàlit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step; fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one乾隆Qián lóngthe Qianlong era; Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bao3 Qin1 wang2], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hong2 li4], reigned 1735–1799淺陋qiǎn lòushallow and crude; meager (knowledge or skill)前路qián lùthe road ahead淺露qiǎn lùblunt; direct (i.e. not tactful)前輪qián lúnfront wheel前掠翼qián lüè yìswept-forward wing (on jet fighter)黔驢技窮Qián lǘ jì qióngto exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)千慮一得qiān lǜ yī déa thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.千慮一失qiān lǜ yī shīreflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human蕁麻qián mánettle; also pr. [xun2ma2]前茅qián máoforward patrol (military) (old); (fig.) the top ranks鉗馬銜枚qián mǎ xián méiwith horses and soldiers gagged (idiom); (of a marching army) in utter silence前門qián ménfront door; main entrance; honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)前門Qián ménQianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2遣悶qiǎn mènto dispel anguish