ancient student garment; scholar
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
blue collar or garment worn by scholars in ancient China
archaicOriginally referred to the blue-green collar of clothing worn by students in the Zhou dynasty, as described in the Book of Songs (Shi Jing).
Gǔ古
dài代
xué学
zǐ子
rù入
xué学
shí时
cháng常
chuān穿
zhe着
qīng青
jīn衿
。
Ancient students often wore blue collars when entering school.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
yī一
jiàn件
bǎo保
cún存
wán完
hǎo好
de的
qīng青
jīn衿
。
A well-preserved blue collar is displayed in the museum.
noun
scholar; student; literati (by metonymy)
literaryUsed as a literary metonym referring to educated people or students, often evoking classical connotations from the Shi Jing.
Qīng青
qīng青
zǐ子
jīn衿
，
yōu悠
yōu悠
wǒ我
xīn心
。
Blue, blue is your collar; long, long is my heart for you.
Zhè这
zuò座
shū书
yuàn院
péi培
yǎng养
le了
wú无
shù数
qīng青
jīn衿
。
This academy has cultivated countless scholars.
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Chéng城
zhōng中
jù聚
jí集
le了
xǔ许
duō多
qīng青
jīn衿
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
cān参
jiā加
kē科
jǔ举
kǎo考
shì试
。
Many scholars gathered in the city, preparing to take the imperial examinations.