ancient official; adult male
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
an ancient official title; senior official
archaicHistorical term for a senior official or minister in ancient China, often used in classical texts.
Qū屈
Yuán原
céng曾
rèn任
Chǔ楚
guó国
sān三
lǘ闾
dà大
fū夫
。
Qu Yuan once served as the Sanlu Dafu of the State of Chu.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
dà大
fū夫
yǒu有
hěn很
gāo高
de的
shè社
huì会
dì地
wèi位
。
Ancient senior officials had high social status.
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《
Zhōu周
lǐ礼
》
jì记
zǎi载
le了
xǔ许
duō多
bù不
tóng同
de的
dà大
fū夫
zhí职
wèi位
。
The 'Rites of Zhou' records many different official positions of Dafu.
noun
adult man; husband
literaryA classical and formal term for an adult male or a husband. Often found in idioms and classical literature.
Yī一
fū夫
dāng当
guān关
，
wàn万
fū夫
mò莫
kāi开
。
If one man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot get through.
Tā她
xún寻
zhǎo找
yī一
wèi位
rú如
yì意
láng郎
jūn君
zuò作
wéi为
zì自
jǐ己
de的
fū夫
xù婿
。
She is looking for an ideal husband.
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Pǐ匹
fū夫
yǒu有
zé责
。
Every common man has his responsibility.