Shijing #54

 

Glosses from https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php

 

1

z i to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as;

simultaneously

zǎi to record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zai4];

year

ch to run fast; to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spread

z i to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as;

simultaneously

zǎi to record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zai4];

year

to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly

 

2

guī to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by;

to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry

(of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor; surname Gui

y n to extend condolences

w i to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for

生間|卫生间, toilet; surname Wei; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-

221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces

h u marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3

deng3 jue2 wei4]; nobleman or high official

 

3

to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly

horse; CL:[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western

chess; surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

悠悠 yōu yōu lasting for ages; long drawn out; remote in time or space; unhurried; a great

number (of events); preposterous; pensive

 

4

y n words; speech; to say; to talk

至于 zh y as for; as to; to go so far as to

c o transport by water; watercourse; canal

 

5

大夫 d i fu doctor; physician

d fū senior official (in imperial China)

跋涉 b sh to trudge; to trek

 

6

I; me; my

xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:|[ke1],|[ge4]

z (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard;

norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items

yōu to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (lit.) to observe

mourning

 

7

j already; since; both... (and...)

b (negative prefix); not; no

I; me; my

jiā excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend; surname Jia

 

8

不能 b n ng cannot; must not; should not

xu n to revolve; a loop; a circle

xu n to whirl; immediately; variant of |[xuan4]

fǎn contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose;

opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4]

phonetic system

 

9

sh to look at; to regard; to inspect

ěr thus; so; like that; you; thou

b (negative prefix); not; no

zāng good; right; surname Zang

 

10

I; me; my

to think; to consider

b (negative prefix); not; no

yuǎn far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)

yu n to distance oneself from (classical)

 

11

j already; since; both... (and...)

b (negative prefix); not; no

I; me; my

jiā excellent; auspicious; to praise; to commend; surname Jia

 

12

不能 b n ng cannot; must not; should not

xu n to revolve; a loop; a circle

xu n to whirl; immediately; variant of |[xuan4]

j to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help

 

13

sh to look at; to regard; to inspect

ěr thus; so; like that; you; thou

b (negative prefix); not; no

zāng good; right; surname Zang

 

14

I; me; my

to think; to consider

b (negative prefix); not; no

b hidden; hide

 

15

zh to advance; to ascend; to promote

that; those; (one) another

ā prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity;

used in transliteration; abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]

ē flatter

qiū mound; hillock; grave; classifier for fields; surname Qiu

 

16

y n words; speech; to say; to talk

cǎi color; complexion; looks; variant of [cai3]; variant of |[cai3]; to pick; to

pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather

c i allotment to a feudal noble

q his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)

m ng horsefly; gadfly

 

 

17

女子 nǚ zǐ woman; female

sh n good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at sth; to improve or perfect

怀 hu i bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child);

surname Huai

 

18

y also

g each; every

yǒu to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be

x ng to walk; to go; to travel; a visit; temporary; makeshift; current; in circulation; to

do; to perform; capable; competent; effective; all right; OK!; will do; behavior;

conduct; Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense

h ng a row; series; age order (of brothers); profession; professional; relating to company

x ng behavior; conduct

 

19

to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps; surname Xu

r n man; person; people; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]

y u outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against;

surname You

zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of [de5]); him; her; it

 

20

zh ng many; numerous; crowd; multitude; abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4],

House of Representatives

zh young; infantile

qiě and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)

ku ng mad; wild; violent

 

21

I; me; my

x ng to walk; to go; to travel; a visit; temporary; makeshift; current; in circulation; to

do; to perform; capable; competent; effective; all right; OK!; will do; behavior;

conduct; Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense

h ng a row; series; age order (of brothers); profession; professional; relating to

company

x ng behavior; conduct

q his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)

field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral

 

22

p ng luxuriant growth

p ng luxuriant growth

q his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)

m i wheat; barley; oats; surname Mai

 

23

k ng to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix)

(slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia

y to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; in; at; to; from; by; than; out of

d big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; older (than); oldest; eldest; greatly;

very much; (dialect) father; father's elder or younger brother

d i see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

bāng country; nation; state

 

24

sh i who; also pr. [shui2]

yīn cause; reason; because

sh i who; also pr. [shui2]

j extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top

 

25

大夫 d i fu doctor; physician

d fū senior official (in imperial China)

君子 jūn zǐ nobleman; person of noble character

 

26

无我 w wǒ anatta (Buddhist concept of "non-self")

yǒu to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be

y u outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against;

surname You

 

27

bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of; surname Bai

ěr thus; so; like that; you; thou

所思 suǒ sī what one thinks

 

28

不如 b r not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

I; me; my

suǒ actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which;

particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:|[ge4]

 

29

zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of [de5]); him; her; it