English Definition: of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
Example Words:
似的 [ shìde ]: seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
柿子挑软的捏 [ shìzitiāoruǎndeniē ]: lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom); fig. it's the weak (i.e. 软柿子 ) who get picked on; bullies pick soft targets
永不生锈的螺丝钉 [ yǒngbùshēngxiùdeluósīdīng ]: a "screw that never rusts" — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷锋 , to whom the metaphor is attributed