動植

Chinese

		to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act	to plant
trad. (動植)		動	植
simp. (动植)		动	植

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dòngzhí

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dòngzhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dòngjhíh
    • Wade–Giles: tung⁴-chih²
    • Yale: dùng-jŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donqjyr
    • Palladius: дунчжи (dunčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

Noun

動植

1. (literary) animals and plants

   • 傍及萬品，動植皆文。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     傍及万品，动植皆文。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Liu Xie, The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons, c. 5^th century CE

     Bàng jí wànpǐn, dòngzhí jiē wén. [Pinyin]

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   • 《騶虞》之詩，蓋於田獵之際，見動植之蕃庶，因以贊詠文王平昔仁澤之所及，而非指田獵之事為仁也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     《驺虞》之诗，盖于田猎之际，见动植之蕃庶，因以赞咏文王平昔仁泽之所及，而非指田猎之事为仁也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Various editors, Collected Conversations of Master Zhu, c. 13^th century CE

     “Zōuyú” zhī shī, gài yú tiánliè zhī jì, jiàn dòngzhí zhī fánshù, yīn yǐ zànyǒng Wénwáng píngxī rénzé zhī suǒ jí, ér fēi zhǐ tiánliè zhī shì wéi rén yě. [Pinyin]

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