肖翹
Chinese edit
similar; resembling; to resemble similar; resembling; to resemble; to be like |
outstanding; to raise | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (肖翹) | 肖 | 翹 | |
| simp. (肖翘) | 肖 | 翘 | |
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
肖翹
- (literary, ideophonic, of living things) small and tenuous; tiny; petty
- 故上悖日月之明，下爍山川之精，中墮四時之施，惴耎之蟲，肖翹之物，莫不失其性。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Gù shàng bèi rìyuè zhī míng, xià shuò shānchuān zhī jīng, zhōng duò sìshí zhī shī, zhuìnuò zhī chóng, xiàoqiào zhī wù, mòbù shī qí xìng. [Pinyin]
- It is just as if, above, the brightness of the sun and moon were darkened; as if, beneath, the productive vigour of the hills and streams were dried up; and as if, between, the operation of the four seasons were brought to an end: in which case there would not be a single weak and wriggling insect, nor any plant that grows up [lit: nor any tiny thing], which would not lose its proper nature.
故上悖日月之明，下烁山川之精，中堕四时之施，惴耎之虫，肖翘之物，莫不失其性。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]