karate, shiatsu, KTV, karaoke entertainment center leaned precariously over

Fire in Taipei KTV kills five, leaves two in ... | Taiwan News
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2 日前 - TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A fire that erupted Sunday morning (April 26) at the Cashbox Partyworld KTV bar on Linsen North Road of Zhongshan District has taken five lives and injured 50 individuals, including two who are ...


At least five die in Taipei karaoke club fire | The Star Online
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2 日前 - TAIPEH: At least five people died after a fire swept through a prominent karaoke bar in Taipei on Sunday, local media reported. A further two people were in a critical condition, according to Taiwan's state-run Central News ...

2009年3月5日 星期四

karaoke entertainment center leaned precariously over

In the city’s center, entire rows of shops had collapsed, and a large karaoke entertainment center leaned precariously over a street.

karaoke 1979才進入英文
entertainment center 更晚 應是1980年代末以後

許多人以為呼朋引伴「唱K」或大吃大喝可以消除寂寞，事實不然。熱鬧過後，可能更覺得空虛。

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karaoke
n.

1. A music entertainment system providing prerecorded accompaniment to popular songs that a performer sings live, usually by following the words on a video screen.
2. The performance of such music.

[Japanese : kara, void, empty + oke(sutora), orchestra (from English ORCHESTRA).]

precarious
adj. - 不穩定的, 危險的, 不安的
Japanese adj. - 不安定な, 危険な, 根拠の弱い


1. Dangerously lacking in security or stability: a precarious posture; precarious footing on the ladder.
2. Subject to chance or unknown conditions: “His kingdom was still precarious; the Danes far from subdued” (Christopher Brooke).

3. Based on uncertain, unwarranted, or unproved premises: a precarious solution to a difficult problem.
4. Archaic. Dependent on the will or favor of another.

[From Latin precārius, obtained by entreaty, uncertain, from precārī, to entreat. See pray.]

karate 

Pronunciation: /kəˈrɑːti/ 

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

An oriental system of unarmed combat using the hands and feet to deliver and blockblows, widely practised as a sport.

Example sentences

It was formalized in Okinawa in the 17th century, and popularized via Japan after about 1920. Karate is performed barefoot in loose padded clothing, with a coloured belt indicating the level of skill, and involves mental as well as physical training

Origin

Japanese, from kara 'empty' + te 'hand'.  1955 空手道

shiatsu 

Pronunciation: /ʃɪˈatsuː/ 

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

A form of therapy of Japanese origin based on the same principles as acupuncture, in which pressure is applied to certain points on the body using the hands.

Example sentences

• The effects of shiatsu, acupuncture, moxa, and herbal medicine are still questioned in Japan because they seem to depend upon the individual and are very difficult to replicate or to validate scientifically.
• For example, you may wish to investigate more about various therapies, such as shiatsu, reflexology and remedial massage, and perhaps to include with these some form of counselling or personal development work.
• Practices such as shiatsu, acupressure and acupuncture can correct imbalances by clearing blockages of qi.
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Origin

Japanese, literally 'finger pressure'. 日文：指壓，1967年收入英文

Karaoke (pronounced Kara-OK) makes everyone a star. Originally from Japan, Karaoke is a hi-tech sing-along that ...

karaoke 

Pronunciation: /ˌkarɪˈəʊki/ 

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

A form of entertainment, offered typically by bars and clubs, in which people take turns to sing popular songs into a microphone over pre-recorded backing tracks:[AS MODIFIER]: a karaoke barthey are holding a karaoke night

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Origin

1970s: from Japanese, literally 'empty orchestra'.  1979