Women to cards may be compar'd: we play A round or two; when us'd, we throw away.

The needle punctured the balloon instantly.

The bathroom door stood agape, and the peeling vinyl floor was bare.

As we have seen, the people of Guide/Shangqiu have traced the history of their city back well before the Ming and especially to the Han period. The People's Republic has recognized that heritage by naming the district subordinate to Shangqiu city the Liangyuan qu (Liang Garden District) and the district subordinate to Guide the Suiyang qu (Suiyang District) (see Map 3).