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聃 (dān)
1. 耳朵长而大。
[En.] Big ear.
2. 古同“耽”,沉溺。
[En.] Ancient term same as "耽", meaning to indulge.
3. 耳长大 (大耳)。
[En.] Big ear.
引:宋·苏轼《补禅月罗汉赞》:聃耳属肩,绮眉覆颧。
[En.] Reference: Song Dynasty, Su Shi's "Supplement to the Zen Moon Luohan Praise": "Big ears reach to the shoulders, and delicate eyebrows cover the cheekbones."
4. 吐舌的,伸出舌头状。
[En.] Tongued.
引:《太平广记》引葛洪《神仙传》:老子惊怪,故吐舌聃然,遂有老聃之号。
[En.] Reference: "Taiping Guangji" quoting Ge Hong's "Records of Immortals": "Laozi was astonished, thus he had big tongues, hence he was called 'Lao Dan'."
5. 古国名。
[En.] Dan State.
引:《左传》:故封建亲戚以蕃屏周。管、蔡…聃…文之昭也。
[En.] Reference: "Zuo Zhuan": "Thus, feudal lords were established to protect the Zhou. Guan, Cai… Dan… manifest of culture."
6. 人名用字。老聃,即老子,姓李名耳,春秋末年思想家,道家创始人。
[En.] A character used in names. Lao Dan, referring to Laozi, whose surname is Li and given name is Er, a thinker at the end of the Spring and Autumn period and the founder of Daoism.