But above all, whenever he stopped by, the residents welcomed him with warmth and simplicity. Their words were light, as delicate as the wine they poured into large goblets set with amethyst – for it is well known that this stone combats drunkenness. During his wanderings, he was able to find out about many things whether tangible or intangible, in which he seemed naturally interested.
WIVIWIC:
EN: matter
FR: matière
ZH: 材料 (cáiliào)
JA: 素材 (sozai)
IT: materiale,materia
DE: Stoff
ES: materia
RU: материа́л (materiál)
EO: afero
BASICS
- atom
- cream
- elastic
- explosion
- gas
- grain
- powder
- hard
- soft
- layer
- mix
- plastic
- ray
- smooth
- rough
- solid
- surface (2)
- waste
- wave
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Mais surtout, à la moindre de ses haltes, les résidents l’accueillaient avec chaleur et simplicité. Leur verbe était léger, aussi délicat que le vin qu’ils versaient dans de larges coupes serties d’améthyste – car nul n’ignore que cette pierre combat l’ivresse. Il put ainsi au cours de ses pérégrinations s’informer de quantité de choses matérielles ou immatérielles dont il paraissait naturellement intéressé.
WIVIWIC:
EN: As secure as Mount Taishan. As solid as a rock.
FR: Aussi stable que le mont Taishan.
ZH: 安如泰山。 (ān rú tàishān.)
EO: Tiel stabila kiel Monto Taishan.
[ZH] – A chengyu.
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