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This is the more to be regretted since he gives a variant of the first order: _Nam diu ante mortem_ instead of _Non diu_, as Spoelberch's text has it.

Life of St. Francis of Assisi Paul Sabatier 1893

Deinde pro ita diu Moerl. tam diu* Sed rede fe habet uulgata.

Panegyrici veteres qvos ex codice ms. librisqve collatis recensvit ae notis integris iisqve partim ad hve ineditis Christiani Gottlibii Schwarzii et excerptis aliorvm additis etiam svis instrvxit et illvstravit Wolfgangvs Iaegervs .. Schwarz, Christian Gottlieb, 1675-1751 1779

To criticize someone in China results in what the Chinese call diu lian — losing face.

Reveling in the spirit of politics as usual... Phil Razem 2008

To criticize someone in China results in what the Chinese call diu lian — losing face.

Archive 2008-10-01 Phil Razem 2008

And Joel, it is not exaggerated to say that 'diu' is the Cantonese F-word you can hear it alone as well, like French "merde" or Greek "gamoto", or, in the all-too frequent curse "diu nei lo mo", of which you learned an extended from your Hong Kongese classmate.

languagehat.com: DEPLORABLE WORDS. 2004

Westcote himself inclines to the origin De (or Di) Avon, "the country of waters," "diu" being the Celtic for God, and "avon" the word for river (which it certainly is), and the whole name agreeing with the character of the country, which is a land of many waters, both great rivers and small streams.

Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland F. J. Widgery

But the concept of diu lian, or loss of face, is critical in order to get Asians to reverse course.

Diane Francis: Obama Games China 2010

Duracina persica ut diu durent Select the best and put them in brine.

Archive 2009-08-01 2009

She has a nerd look, wearing thick glasses like sohai face that you want to diu.

Archive 2009-09-01 Jerine 2009

She has a nerd look, wearing thick glasses like sohai face that you want to diu.

NEIMAN MARCUS SERVICE DAMN DIU LAN CHAO HAI!!! Jerine 2009