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餒 (nèi)
1. Hunger.
饥饿。
Example: "耕也,餒在其中矣。" - "In farming, hunger is involved." (Lunyu, Wei Ling Gong)
2. Loss of courage.
丧失勇气。
Example: "胜不骄,败不馁。" - "Do not become arrogant in victory, nor disheartened in defeat." (Mengzi, Gong Sun Chou, Book 1)
3. Emptiness, poverty.
空虚,贫乏。
Example: "有飽學而才餒者。" - "There are those with rich knowledge but lacking in talent." (Wenxin Diaolong, Shilui)
4. Referring to fish that has rotted.
指鱼类腐烂。
Example: "魚餒而肉敗,不食。" - "Do not eat fish that is putrid and meat that has spoiled." (Lunyu, Xiangdang)
This term also generally refers to spoiled food.
Example: "食物餒敗,生蟲,欣然食之。" - "Food that has spoiled and grown worms is willingly eaten." (Huang Shuzheng, Taihai Shichalu)
Definitions:
餒、餧 (nèi)
- [形]
- 【本义】: hungry; famished
- 【造字法】: Phono-semantic compound. From 食 (food), with phonetic element 委.
1. Same as the primary meaning (En: famished; hungry)
2. Disheartened; discouraged; dispirited
Example: "行有不赚於心,則餒矣。" - "If actions do not earn satisfaction in the heart, one will feel discouraged." (Mengzi, Gong Sun Chou, Book 1)
Additional meanings:
1. Referring to fish that is rotten (En: (of fish) putrid).
2. General term for spoiled food.
Example: "食物餒敗,生蟲,欣然食之。" - "Food that has spoiled and grown worms is willingly eaten." (Huang Shuzheng, Taihai Shichalu)