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偕 [xié]
1. Meaning: Together, in company.
English: Together, in company.
2. Meaning: Harmony.
English: Harmony.
3. Meaning: Together, in company.
Example: 偕老 (to grow old together; as in "白头偕老"), 偕行 (to go together), 偕同 (to accompany), 偕乐 (to be happy together).
English: To grow old together, to go together, to accompany, to be happy together.
4. Meaning: Harmony: “五字诗成卷, 清诗少得偕.”
English: Harmony.
引 (Quotes):
1.《说文》: 偕, 俱也。
English: "Xié means together."
2.《左传·庄公七年》: 与雨偕也。
English: "To accompany the rain."
3.《诗·魏风·陟岵》: 夙夜必偕。
English: "必偕 from morning to night."
4.《孟子·公孙丑上》: 故由由然与之偕而不自失焉。
English: "To accompany without losing oneself."
5.《清史稿·奕山传》: 俄人偕英、法、美三国合兵犯天津。
English: "The Russians allied with England, France, and the United States to invade Tianjin."
6. 明·袁宏道《满井游记》: 偕数友出。
English: "To go out with several friends."
7.《广东军务记》: 即偕洋商。
English: "To accompany foreign merchants."
副 (Adverb):
1. Meaning: Together; in company.
English: Together; in company.
引 (Quotes):
1.《诗·郑风·女日鸡鸣》: 宜言饮酒,与子偕老。
English: "It is appropriate to speak of drinking, growing old with you."
2.《诗·秦风·无衣》: 与子偕行。
English: "To walk together with you."
3. 明·魏禧《大铁椎传》: 客不得已与偕行。
English: "The guest had no choice but to travel together."
例 (Examples):
如: 偕隐 (to live together in the mountains, not seeking office or wealth); 偕作 (to act together); 偕适 (to go in the same direction); 偕生之疾 (an illness born with one).
English: For example: to live together in the mountains, to act together, to go in the same direction, an illness innate at birth.
(*Based on explanations from traditional dictionaries)