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彼 [bǐ]
1. 那,那个:
(that)
- 彼岸 (the other shore).
- 此起彼伏 (one rises while the other falls).
2. 他,对方:
(he, the other party)
- 知己知彼 (know oneself and know the other).
- 彼此 (each other).
本义: 流行、传播,施加
(Original meaning: circulate, propagate, apply)
造字法: 形声。从彳,皮声。“彳”( chì).
(Formation: Phonetic-ideographic. From the component ‘彳’, pronounced ‘chì’.)
1. 那,与“此”相对 (that, opposed to 'this')
引:
1. 《玉篇》: 彼,对此称彼也。
(In Yu Pian: '彼' is called 'that' in relation to 'this'.)
2. 《诗·魏风·硕鼠》: 逝将去女,适彼乐土。
(In the Book of Songs: 'I will go, you shall reach that happy land.')
3. 《诗·魏风·伐檀》: 彼君子兮,不素食兮。
(In the Book of Songs: 'That gentleman does not eat plain food.')
4. 宋·沈括《梦溪笔谈》: 此土延续石耳。
(In Song Dynasty: 'This land extends to Stone Ear.')
例:
又如: 彼此腾倒着做 (each other exchange).
彼苍 (referring to the sky).
此起彼伏 (one rises while the other falls).
彼人 (that person).
2. 另一个事物 (the other; another)
引:
1. 《孙子·谋攻》: 知彼知己,百战不殆。
(In Sun Tzu: 'Know the other and know oneself, and in a hundred battles, you will not be in danger.')
例:
又如: 由此及彼 (from this to that).
3. 他,他们 (the other part)
引:
1. 唐·韩愈《师说》: 彼与彼年相若也。
(In Tang Dynasty: 'They are of comparable age.')
2. 唐·柳宗元《童区寄传》: 幸而杀彼,甚善!
(In Tang Dynasty: 'Fortunately, killing the other was very good!')
lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession / no sooner one subsides, the next arises / repeating continuously / occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)