The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting (35 page)
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Authors: Adeline Yen Mah
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| kou-tou  | to kowtow: to show respect by bowing low and touching one’s head to the ground |
| li  | strength |
| li  | a unit of measurement of approximately one third of a mile |
| niao  | bird |
| qi  | energy |
| qin  | a zither consisting of a wood frame and seven strings of twisted silk |
| qing xiao xin  | please be careful |
| qing, qing  | please, please |
| ren  | man |
| san bao  | literally ‘three treasures’: three male organs consisting of penis and two testicles |
| san jue  | three perfections: painting, calligraphy, poetry |
| sheng xiao  | cycles |
| shi  | poetry |
| Shi Er Sheng Xiao  | Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig |
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