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冗 [rǒng]
(Adjective)
1. Free and at leisure; idle, superfluous, and useless.
- Example: 冗人 (idle person), 冗长 (superfluous length), 冗员 (superfluous staff), 冗赘 (superfluous expenses).
2. Busy; matters requiring a lot of activity.
- Example: 拨冗 (to find time for oneself amidst busyness), 冗务缠身 (burdened with numerous tasks).
Synonyms:
1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] free and at leisure)
2. Superfluous ([En.] superfluous)
3. Mediocre ([En.] mediocre)
4. Miscellaneous; a mix of various issues or personnel ([En.] miscellaneous)
5. Busy ([En.] busy)
6. Scattered; dispersed in all directions ([En.] scattered)
7. Useless ([En.] useless)
8. Common ([En.] common)
Examples:
- 冗从 (an official position of idle attendants),
- 冗职 (an idle official post),
- 冗兵 (idle soldiers),
- 冗食 (public food provided for idle individuals),
- 冗口 (a person who eats without doing work).
Further meanings:
1. Superfluous:
- Example: 冗列 (superfluous officials), 冗局 (excessive agencies), 冗句 (redundant phrases), 冗积 (accumulation of redundant staff), 冗劭 (incompetent officials), 冗辞 (unnecessary speech), 冗蠹 (unnecessary and harmful).
2. Mediocre:
- Example: 冗末 (inferior), 冗龊 (vulgar), 冗劣 (inferior), 冗懦 (useless timidness), 冗猥 (lowly officials), 冗下 (low-ranking), 冗政 (corrupt and chaotic politics), 冗浊 (common and vulgar).
3. Miscellaneous:
- Example: 冗赋 (burdensome taxes), 冗扰 (complex matters causing disturbance), 冗沓 (complex), 冗闹 (chaotic), 冗芜 (messy), 冗滞 (disorganized), 冗委 (tedious matters), 冗隘 (crowded and disorganized), 冗碎 (miscellaneous and trivial), 冗役 (burdensome tasks).
4. Busy:
- Example: 冗率 (busy and careless), 冗迫 (hastily busy), 冗坌 (bustling), 冗忙 (overscheduled).
5. Scattered:
- Reference: "民无定居" (no settled citizens).
6. Useless:
- Example: 冗费 (unnecessary waste), 冗言 (pointless words), 冗怯 (cowardice that is useless).
7. Common:
- Example: 冗泛 (commonplace), 冗衣 (coarse clothing).
excess personnel / superfluous staff
variant of 煩冗|烦冗[fan2 rong3]
many and varied / confused
long and tedious / redundant / superfluous / supernumerary / verbose (of writing)