This English version was translated from the Chinese original with AI assistance. The Chinese text is authoritative.
Built up over five thousand years, the subtlety of the Chinese language is beyond words, and its inexpressible wonders are everywhere. Ponder it carefully and there is learning in every corner.
What a test can measure in your head is called IQ (智商);
what a test cannot measure in your head is called wisdom (智慧).
The measurement you can feel across your chest is called chest size (胸围);
the measurement you cannot feel across your chest is called breadth of mind (胸襟).
The place your eyes can see is called the line of sight (视线);
the place your eyes cannot see is called vision, the field of view (视野).
The shape a frown can make is called mood (情绪);
the shape a frown cannot make is called feeling (情感).
The stirring your ears can hear is called sound (声音);
the stirring your ears cannot hear is called reputation (声誉).
The words your mouth can say are called content (内容);
the words your mouth cannot say are called depth (内涵).
The expression that shows on your face is called complexion (气色);
the expression that does not show on your face is called boldness of spirit (气魄).
The distance your feet can reach is called a dream (梦想);
the distance your feet cannot reach is called a fantasy (幻想).
The hardness you can touch on your back is called the spine (脊椎);
the hardness you cannot touch on your back is called backbone (脊梁).
The movements your hands can trace are called gestures (手势);
the movements your hands cannot trace are called tactics (手段).
The place your hair can cover is called bangs (刘海);
the place your hair cannot cover is called the mind (脑海).
What your throat can swallow is saliva (口水);
what your throat cannot swallow is word of mouth (口碑).
The rhythm the heart can register is the heartbeat (心跳);
the rhythm the heart cannot register is one’s state of mind (心绪).
What can be printed on a certificate is called a diploma (文凭);
what cannot be printed on a certificate is called culture (文化).
The arrogant look you can see is called haughtiness (傲气);
the bottom line of self-respect you cannot see is called unbending integrity (傲骨).
What a thermometer can measure is called temperature (温度);
what a thermometer cannot measure is called warmth (温暖).
The number you can light in candles is called age (岁数);
the number you cannot light in candles is called the years (岁月).
The taste you can still savour is called aftertaste (回味);
the taste you can no longer savour is called memory (回忆).
