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霄 [xiāo]
[名]
1. 云。
Clouds.
2. 天空。
Sky.
同本义:
1. 云:云霄。
Meaning: Clouds—yuncou (clouds).
天空:
2. 九霄。
Meaning: Nine heavens (a very high place), 重霄。
Meaning: Heavy (high) sky.
霄壤:
Sky and earth, refers to far apart.
【引】
1. 《说文》:霄,雨霓为宵。
From "Shuowen": Xiāo refers to rainbows and clouds (as a term).
2. 《国语·齐语》:雨霓为霄雪。注:“冰雪杂下者谓之霄。”
From "Guoyu": Rainbows are referred to as xiāo snow, noting that snow mixed with ice is called xiāo.
3. 《和吴冲卿雪诗》:风助霄仍汹。
From a poem by He Wu Chongqing: The wind helps the clouds to surge violently.
<例>
又如:霄雪(下霰)
For example: Xiāo snow (haile)
同本义:
3. 高空稀薄游动的云。
Meaning: Thin and floating clouds in high altitude.
【引】
1. 霄,日旁气也。[《汉书·扬雄传》注]
From "Hanshu": Xiāo refers to the air near the sun.
2. 霄,摩天赤气也。[《后汉书·仲长统传》注]
From "Houhan Shu": Xiāo refers to the red gases near the sky.
3. 霄,云也。[《后汉书·张衡传》注]
Xiāo refers to clouds.
<例>
又如: 凌霄之志; 九霄; 霄外(云霄之外,天外); 霄衢(天路)
For example: Ambition to soar (凌霄); the nine heavens (九霄); beyond the clouds (霄外); heavenly road (霄衢).
通“宵”。夜晚。
4. Night.
【引】
1. 《吕氏春秋·明理》:有众日并出,有昼盲,有霄见。
From "Lüshi Chunqiu": The simultaneous emergence of many suns leads to blindness in daylight and visibility at night.
2. 《左传》:霄涉颍与楚人盟。
From "Zuo Zhuan": Xiāo crosses the river and aligns with the Chu people.
[动]
通“消”。消灭; 消失。
To perish; to disappear.
【引】
1. 《墨子·经说上》:霄尽,荡也。顺长,治也。
From "Mozi": Once perished, it will return to order; if it follows the long, it will govern.
2. 曹植《洛神赋》:忽不悟其所舍,怅神霄而蔽光。
From "Cao Zhi's Lo Shen Fu": Suddenly unaware of what to leave behind, I lament for my spirit lost in the clouds, obscuring the light.