relative superiority; high and low; merit
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the high front and low back of a carriage (xuan) versus the low front and high back (zhi); relative superiority or inferiority
literaryLiterary term. Most commonly used in the set phrases 不分轩轾 or 难分轩轾 to indicate that two things are evenly matched or of equal quality. Rarely used alone.
Zhè这
liǎng两
fú幅
zuò作
pǐn品
nán难
fēn分
xuān轩
zhì轾
，
dōu都
huò获
dé得
le了
jīn金
jiǎng奖
。
These two works are equally excellent; both won the gold prize.
Tā他
men们
de的
shí实
lì力
bù不
fēn分
xuān轩
zhì轾
，
bǐ比
sài赛
jié结
guǒ果
nán难
yǐ以
yù预
liào料
。
Their abilities are evenly matched, so the outcome of the match is hard to predict.
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Gǔ古
rén人
zào造
chē车
，
yǒu有
xuān轩
yǒu有
zhì轾
，
yǐ以
shì适
bù不
píng平
zhī之
lù路
。
The ancients built carriages with high fronts or high backs to accommodate uneven roads.