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驹
jū
名词
【本义】: 两岁以下的马
[Primary Meaning]: A horse under two years old
【造字法】: 形声。从马,句声。
[Character Formation]: Phonetic compound. The component 马 (horse) indicates meaning, while the component 句 contributes the sound.
1. 同本义 ([En.] colt; foal)
[Meaning 1]: Same as the primary meaning (colt; foal)
2. 泛指少壮的马 ([En.] fine horse)
[Meaning 2]: Generally refers to a fine young horse
引:
[Examples]:
1. 《说文》:驹,马二岁曰驹。
[Source 1]: "Shuowen Jiezi": A horse under two years old is called a 'jū'.
2. 《诗·角弓》:老马反为驹。
[Source 2]: "Book of Songs - Jiao Gong": An old horse is called a 'jū' when it reverts to youth.
3. 《周礼·校人》:执驹。
[Source 3]: "Rites of Zhou - Xiao Ren": To hold the jū.
4. 《汉书·刘德传》:武帝谓之千里驹。 注: “年齿幼少,故谓之驹。”
[Source 4]: "Han Shu - Liu De Zhuan": Emperor Wu referred to it as a thousand-mile jū. Note: "Because it is young, it is called 'jū'."
5. 《淮南子·脩务》:夫马之为草驹之时。
[Source 5]: "Huainanzi - Xiu Wu": When a horse is a grass jū.
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[Examples]:
又如: 驹儿隙 (白驹过隙。比喻人生的短促); 驹阴 (比喻易逝的光阴); 驹隙 (比喻光阴容易消逝)
[Also]: 如: Jū'er xì (The fleeting time like a white colt passing through a crack. A metaphor for the brevity of life); jū yīn (A metaphor for the fleeting passage of time); jū xì (A metaphor for the ease with which time slips away).
2. 泛指少壮的马 ([En.] fine horse)
[Meaning 2]: Generally refers to a fine young horse
引:
[Examples]:
1. 《诗·汉广》:言秣其驹。 传:“五尺以上曰驹。”
[Source 1]: "Book of Songs - Han Guang": It is said to feed its jū. Commentary: "Those above five feet are called 'jū'."
2. 《诗·株林》:乘我乘驹。 笺:“六尺以下曰驹。”
[Source 2]: "Book of Songs - Zhu Lin": Ride with me on the jū. Note: "Those below six feet are called 'jū'."
3. 《淮南子·时则》:执腾驹。 注:“八尺以下曰驹。”
[Source 3]: "Huainanzi - Shize": To hold the leaping jū. Note: "Those below eight feet are called 'jū'."
4. 《诗·皇皇者华》:我马维驹。
[Source 4]: "Book of Songs - Huáng Huáng Zhe Huá": My horse is a jū.
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[Examples]:
又如: 驹龙 (俊马); 驹騋 (少壮、高大的马); 驹谷 (散放在山谷中的马)。
[Also]: 如: Jū lóng (A fine horse); jū lì (A young and big horse); jū gǔ (Horses roaming in the valley).