yù

罭

Character · Noun

fine net for catching small fish

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

fine net for catching small fish

literary

A literary term found in classical texts, specifically referring to a small-meshed net used to catch small fish, distinct from larger fishing nets (罟 or 网).

Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
yù罭
bǔ捕
xiǎo小
yú鱼
 ，
yǐ以
wǎng网
bǔ捕
dà大
yú鱼
 。

The ancients used the fine yù net to catch small fish, and the larger wǎng net to catch big fish.

Zhí执
yù罭
yú于
zé泽
 ，
suǒ所
huò获
shén甚
wēi微
 。

Holding a fine net in the marsh, the catch is very small.