夫
classical Chinese pronoun or particle
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplespronoun
that; this
literaryClassical Chinese demonstrative pronoun used to refer to something specific.
Do you not see that praying mantis?
The nature of water is to be clear when not mixed.
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The wind is born from the earth, rising from the tips of duckweed.
The conduct of a gentleman is to cultivate himself through tranquility and nourish virtue through frugality.
The Master stood by a stream and said:
pronoun
he; him
archaicClassical Chinese third-person pronoun.
Send him to study there.
If he does this, then if people from afar do not submit, he will cultivate cultural virtue to attract them.
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The Master sighed deeply and said:
Someone asked Zeng Xi:
These two men are virtuous ministers of the state of Lu.
particle
classical Chinese particle
archaicClassical Chinese auxiliary word used at the beginning or end of sentences to express emphasis or exclamation.
In battle, it is courage that matters.
Man can conquer nature, indeed!
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The passing away is like this, day and night without cease.
Heaven and earth are the inn for all things; time is the traveler through the ages.
Alas! To have such a situation, yet be intimidated by the accumulated power of the Qin people.