xī
腊
dried meat
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
dried meat
literaryLiterary or classical term for dried meat, often seen in the compound '束脩' (dried meat as a gift).
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
shù束
xiū脩
zuò作
wéi为
bài拜
shī师
de的
lǐ礼
wù物
。
Ancients often used dried meat as a gift for their teacher.
“
L腊
”
à字
zì在
zài古
gǔ文
wén中
zhōng意
yì思
si是
shì干
gān肉
。
The character 'La' means dried meat in ancient texts.
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Kǒng孔
zǐ子
shuō说
：
“
Zì自
xíng行
shù束
xiū脩
yǐ以
shàng上
，
wú吾
wèi未
cháng尝
wú无
huì诲
yān焉
。
”
Confucius said: 'I have never denied instruction to those who have offered me dried meat.'
Shù束
xiū脩
shí十
tiáo条
，
yǐ以
wéi为
jiàn见
miàn面
zhī之
lǐ礼
。
Ten strips of dried meat as a meeting gift.
Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
“
L腊
”
à读
dú作
zuòx
xī
，
ī意
yì为
wéi干
gān肉
。
The 'La' here is pronounced 'xi' and means dried meat.