There is a similar looking and similar sounding pair of words 原 yuán and 愿 yuàn.
原 yuán former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source; Hara (Japanese surname)
愿 yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing; sincere
(13:34) 原来 yuánlái
(21:09) 心愿 xīnyuàn
1. 经由 jīngyóu via; by way of
2. 许可 xǔkě to allow; to permit
3. 精通 jīngtōng to be proficient in; to master (a subject)
精 jīng essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly
perfected; elite; the pick of something; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine);
selected rice (archaic)
通 tōng to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate;
open; to clear; measure word for letters, telegrams, phone calls, etc.
4. 失敬 (verb polite expression) sorry I didn't recognize you; excuse my lack of manner
失 shī to lose; to miss; to fail
敬 jìng to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
5. 心窍 xīnqiào the mind; capacity for clear thinking
窍 qiào hole; opening; orifice (of the human body); (fig.) key (to the solution of a
problem)
6. 信物 xìnwù authenticating object; token; keepsake
信 xìn letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at
will; at random
物 wù thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理
1. 人命关天 rénmìng guān tiān human life is beyond value (idiom)
2. 天经地义 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and
proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course; perfectly justified
3. 多此一举 duō cǐ yījǔ to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous; gilding the lily;
do something unnecessarily
一举 yījǔ a move; an action; in one move; at a stroke; in one go
举 jǔ to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect;
act; move; deed
4. 沾亲带故 related in some way; have ides of kinship or friendship
沾 zhān to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a
contact; to touch
亲 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close;
intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear
带 dài band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to take
along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
故 gù happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore;
hence; (of people) to die, dead
5. 成何体统 chéng hé tǐtǒng What a scandal!; Whatever next?
成 chéng to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn
into;to be all right; OK!; one tenth; (Chinese surname)
何 hé what; how; why; which; carry; (Chinese surname)
体统 tǐtǒng decorum; propriety; arrangement or form (of piece of writing)
体 tǐ body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)
统 tǒng to gather; to unite; to unify; whole
6. 循环往复 move in cycles (idiom)
循环 xúnhuán to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop
往复 wǎngfù to go and come back; to make a return trip; backwards and forwards (e.g.
of piston or pump action); to reciprocate (of machine part)
循 xún to follow; to adhere to; to abide by
环 huán ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; measure word for scores in archery, etc.; to
surround; to encircle; to hem in; (Chinese surname)
1. (13:16) 拿到一血
2. (17:36) 足蛇吞象
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