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奚 (xī)
名词
1. 古代指被役使的人。
Ancient term for those who are used as servants.
例如:“奚三百人”。
For example: "Three hundred slaves."
奚奴 (slave girl).
2. 文言疑问代词,相当于“胡”、“何”。
Classical Chinese interrogative pronoun, equivalent to "胡" (hu) or "何" (hé).
例如:“奚(为什么)不去也?”
For example: "Why do you not go?"
子将奚(什么)先?
What will you do first?
水奚(何处)自至?
Where does the water come from?
3. 姓。
A surname.
解释
1. 同本义 ([En.] slave)
Same as the original meaning (slave).
引:
1. 《周礼·秋官·禁暴氏》:凡奚隶聚而出入者,则司牧之。
"In the 'Rites of Zhou', those who gather and move among the slaves shall be supervised."
2. 《周礼·天官》:酒人奄十人,女酒三十人,奚三百人。
"In the 'Rites of Zhou', there were ten male attendants, thirty female attendants, and three hundred slaves."
例:
奚女 (female servant); 奚奴 (female slave, now widely referred to as servant); 奚童 (young male servant); 奚隶 (both male and female slaves).
2. 大腹 ([En.] big belly)
引:
1. 《说文》:奚,大腹也。从大,籀文系省声。
"In 'Shuowen', '奚' means big belly."
2. 《左传》:晋祁奚。
"In the 'Zuo Commentary', there is a reference to Jin Qi Xi."
例:
奚奚 (a big belly).
3. 姓。
A surname.
代词
1. 什么,何 ([En.] what)
引:
1. 唐· 韩愈《朱文公校昌黎先生集》:奚取焉。
"Tang, Han Yu, 'What shall we take?'"
2. 晋· 陶渊明《归去来兮辞》:复奚疑。
"Jin, Tao Yuanming, 'What doubts remain?'"
3. 《清史稿》:为我属地,我自济之,与俄奚涉焉?
"In 'Draft History of Qing', 'What does it have to do with me?'"
例:
奚如 (how); 奚距 (how often).
2. 哪个 ([En.] which)
引:
1. 《列子》:奚方能已之乎?
"In 'Liezi', 'Which way can we stop this?'"
3. ([En.] 指状态、条件、情况)如何、怎样; ([En.] 数量、价值)多少; ([En.] 在某种情况、时间或场合) 会怎么样 ([En.] how)
引:
1. 《孟子·梁惠王上》:奚暇治礼义哉。
"In 'Mencius', 'How can we have time to uphold the rites and righteousness?'"
2. 晋· 陶渊明《归去来兮辞》:奚惆怅。
"Jin, Tao Yuanming, 'How can I be melancholic?'"
3. 清· 邵长蘅《青门剩稿》:奚喋喋为。
"Qing, Shao Changheng, 'What fuss is this?'"
4. 清· 刘开《问说》:其奚决焉。
"Qing, Liu Kai, 'What must be concluded?'"
4. 因何缘故 ([En.] why)
引:
1. 《卖女行》:骨肉奚无情?
"In 'Selling a Daughter', 'How can flesh and blood be heartless?'"
例:
奚而 (just like why; how); 奚似 (how similar); 奚如 (how, in what way).