颛
ignorant; foolish; same as 'specialized'
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
ignorant; foolish; benighted; unenlightened
literaryLiterary term describing lack of wisdom or knowledge. Often appears in reduplicated form 顓顓 to describe an ignorant appearance, or in compounds like 顓蒙.
Foolish and ignorant, hating oneself.
Benighted and ignorant, how could one understand the greater picture?
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Born foolish and ignorant, one learns only through study.
adjective
same as 专 (zhuān); specialized; exclusive; autocratic; monopolistic
archaicArchaic variant of 专, used in historical texts to indicate monopoly, specialization, or autocracy. Common in compounds like 顓制 (autocracy), 顓门 (specialized school), and in the proper noun 顓臾 (Zhuanyu, an ancient state).
To monopolize control over court politics and seize all power for oneself.
In the past, the former kings appointed him as lord of Dongmeng, and he is within the boundaries of the state, a minister of the altars of soil and grain—why should he be attacked? (Referring to Zhuanyu in the Analects)
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The learning of a specialized school, passed down through generations.