Meaning of 葭莩
葭莩 means the thin membrane inside a reed stem; distant relative; remote kin. Pronounced jiā fú.
- the thin membrane inside a reed stem
- distant relative; remote kin
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
jiā葭
fú莩
zhī之
bó薄
,
yù喻
qīn亲
qíng情
zhī之
shū疏
。
Ancient people used the thinness of the reed membrane as a metaphor for distant kinship.