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跛 [bǒ]
动
1. The leg or foot has an ailment, causing an imbalance while walking; lame.
- Example usages: 跛脚 (lame foot), 跛子 (lame person), 跛行 (limping), 跛鳖千里 (metaphorically refers to achieving success despite difficult conditions through persistent effort).
名
1. A lame person ([En.] lame person).
引
1. "说文": 跛, 行不正也 (Bending, walking improperly).
2. "礼记·典礼上": 立毋跛 (When standing, do not be uneven).
3. "易·履卦": 眇能视,跛能履 (The blind can see, the lame can walk).
4. "淮南子·人间训": 此独以跛之故 (This is solely due to being lame).
例
- 跛足 (lame or disabled foot), 跛蹇 (one foot is disabled), 跛蹩 (limping), 跛蹶 (losing footing and falling).
名
1. A lame person ([En.] lame person).
引
1. 梅尧臣《田家语》: 盲跛不能讲,死亡在迟速 (The blind and lame cannot speak; the time of death is uncertain).
例
- 眇跛 (the blind and the lame).
副
1. Crooked, slanting.
- "礼记·曲礼上": 游毋倨,立毋跛 (During social visits, one should not be arrogant, and when standing, one must not be uneven).
- 唐·孔颖达·正义: "跛,偏也,谓挈举一足,一足蹋也。立宜如齐,双足并立不得偏也" (Lame means slanting, referring to lifting one foot while the other steps. One should stand in balance, with both feet equally placed and not slanted).