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  • However, barata d'água is the Brazilian name for the Giant Water Bug proper, so I think this is a better translation of the caption.

    Giant carnivorous aquatic woodlouse! Ray Girvan 2004

  • However, barata d'água is the Brazilian name for the Giant Water Bug proper, so I think this is a better translation of the caption.

    Archive 2004-06-01 Ray Girvan 2004

  • Oleh kerana orang tamak selalu rugi, maka gua batalkan niat.

    toqreemaow 2009

  • These areas are referred to as gua, with each one having its own natural element and direction associated with it, as well as an ideal color scheme to enhance the positive flow of chi (energy).

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2008

  • Wow I'm really surprised to see the pronouns used between Malays and Chinese in the colonial period, because as far as I know in Bahasa Indonesia today 'gua' and 'lu' are extremely casual/informal forms of address, and when misused are considered really rude.

    languagehat.com: MALAY PRONOUNS. 2005

  • A master of many forms of acupuncture -- Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French/German, each of which employs different needle gauges and point selections --, in addition to Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques such as gua sha, cupping, and moxibustion, Michelle is very, very good at her job.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010

  • The children and creativity segment of the ba gua corresponds with the element metal and the color white.

    Use Feng Shui to Build Your Creativity » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - The Craft and Business of Fiction and Freelance Writing 2010

  • We have gone to an acupuncturist on a regular basis; he has performed techniques like cupping and gua sha and prescribed Chinese herbs and Bach flower remedies.

    White Stays Positive Onscreen and Off Marshall Heyman 2011

  • “Kun” is the name of one of the gua or hexagrams from I Ching.

    Tao II Dr. 2010

  • “Kun” is the name of one of the gua or hexagrams from I Ching.

    Tao II Dr. 2010

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