• 1. Some rules, like those natural forces of the Universe, are unbendable, regardless how much you may want it to change.
• 2. Something or someone (bad) is no different from all the others (e.g., All government officials are corrupt, all lawyers are snakes, etc.).
• 3. All crowds in the world are black.

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• 1. A broad, level road.
• 2. The Confucian ideal for political life that portrays a just state where the needy are cared for, positions are assigned according to one's worth, and people are joined by the universal brotherhood; the ideal principle of government.

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• The apical sounds; sounds articulated with the apex, or tip, of the front teeth, the upper gum, or the hard palate. Specifically, z, c, and s are apical sounds; d, t, n, and l are middle apical sounds; and zh, ch, sh, and r are rear apical sounds.

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• A formal document stipulated and issued by a national organ of power in accordance with laws and effective within the area under its jurisdiction. It has a lower legal position than the Constitution, laws and administrative regulations. National organs of power of a province, autonomous regions and municipalities, those of cities where people's government of a province or autonomous regions are located, or those of large cities approved by the State Council are entitled to draw up local...

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• the magistrates are free to burn down houses, while the common people are forbidden even to light lamps; one may steal a horse while another may not look over the hedge; the powerful can do whatever they want, the weak are not allowed to do anything

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