sì
兕
ancient rhinoceros
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
rhinoceros (in ancient Chinese texts); female rhinoceros (according to some sources)
archaicAn archaic term appearing in classical texts such as the *Classic of Poetry* (*Shījīng*) and the *Analects*. Some scholars specify it refers specifically to the female rhinoceros.
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
yuē曰
：
「「
Hǔ虎
sì兕
chū出
yú于
xiá柙
，
guī龟
yù玉
huǐ毁
yú于
dú椟
zhōng中
，
shì是
shuí谁
zhī之
guò过
yú与
？
」」
Confucius said, "When the tiger and the rhinoceros escape from their cages, and the tortoise shell and jade are destroyed in their boxes, whose fault is it?"
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
sì兕
pí皮
zhì制
zuò作
jiān坚
gù固
de的
kuī盔
jiǎ甲
。
Ancient people often used rhinoceros hide to make sturdy armor.
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《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
de的
「「
Sì兕
gōng觥
」」
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
xíng形
zhuàng状
xiàng像
sì兕
de的
jiǔ酒
qì器
。
The "sìgōng" mentioned in the *Classic of Poetry* is a wine vessel shaped like a rhinoceros.