A Chinese-English dictionary / by Herbert Allen Giles.

  • Herbert Giles
Date:
1912
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Credit: A Chinese-English dictionary / by Herbert Allen Giles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    朝, 478 鉀代 a dynasty. 眼見四朝 to live under four reigns. 一朝天子一朝臣the Ministers of a dynasty are what the Emperors of the dynasty make them.; like Emperor, like Minister. R. 三朝元老 a high official who has served under three Emperors. 六朝 see T 2 j 6. 一品當朝 may the highest rank fall to my lot!一an aus- • picious inscription often seen on walls. 朝宗于海 to go to the Court of the sea,—as the rivers 江 —漢dQ.[朝 was the spring, the summer appearance of feudal princes at the Imperial Court.] 朝馬 to ride on horseback within the Imperial palace,—an honour conferred upon eminent officials. 朝考 the examination for admiss¬ ion to the Imperial Academy. 談朝政 to talk politics. 朝上坡子走go UP the bank. 朝前一勲兒 move forward ,little. 朝後 move. back. 志心朝禮 wrapped up in ceremonial,—as a priest. 朝斗毋t。 worship the goddess of the Dipper (Great Bear), for long life. 朝議大夫 honorary title of the 2nd class of the 4th grade. 朝上磕 to kotow to an absent person. 至御前朝上禮拜加 arriving before the Throne he made obeisance. 朝陽 to look towards the sun, as phcenixes in ornaments. Also, the name of the south gate to the Tartar city of Peking, usually called 前門 兩脚朝天 feet uppermost; see 9126, 朝天鍩扣 equestrian feat which the rider lies on his back 朝， 478 嘲1 479 # C. chati H. tsau^ isau F. ticn^ chan W. tsioe N. v. tsoii^ tsoa P. chati M* is an Y. tsoa Sz. chau K.r/rt* [.td^ cho A. dieu, chau Even Upper. 着 480 m 481 藥 See着 Entering 3<r R. on the horse, and finally throws his legs into the air. Also, stir¬ rups turned bottom-upwards, car¬ ried in* wedding processions. To ridicule； to jest at； to jeer at; to abuse.. 白嘲 a pasquinade. 嘲笑 to jeer at. 嘲_ to rail at; to abuse. 執螅蜓而嘲龜龍he held up a moth and a dragon¬ fly and jeered at the tortoise and dragon,—for they could neither of them fly, big as they were. 嘲謗 to ridicule. 嘲風弄月 to sport with the wind and play with the moon,- to be a pleasure seeker. See 2394. To set fire to; to blaze up. 一燒就瘠 merely light it and it will burn up. 點缯了 燈thelamp.islighted. 火焴了 the fire has caught UDDer. R.巧 一 IftHK -Name of an ancient city See爪 fvm 482 in the State of 齊 Chli, the Rising Upper. R.藥 modern _ 南府 Chi-nan F. chHok See酌 Fu in Shantung. Entering Upper. f 484 R•巧 C. chau H. tsan F. chau W.). N. 1tsoa P. chau、chwa M. tsau% tswa Y. tsoa Sz. chati K. cho J. sd^ slid A.trau Rising Upper. See 2566. Claws of animals ； talons of birds ； fingers. Feet. To scratch. To hold in the claws or .fingers. Servants attendants. Radical 87. 爪子 a claw. 予王之爪士 we are the taloned soldiers of the king. 爪牙 talons and teeth^ tooth and nail; servants; soldiers. 予王之爪牙we are the. claws and teeth of the king. 484 抓5 4^5 486 笊‘ .487 R•巧效 F. v. Cchia See Rising & Sink¬ ing Upper. 找3 488 R.麻v.爪 C. chau H. isau F. chau 天子坐殿上，爪牙森 立 the Son of Heaven sitting on his throne, surrounded by hosts of attendants. 翼 claws and wings, i.e. atten- dant5； 合 ilV fingers interlocked, —as when nursing a leg. 裹爪 to bind a girl’s feet. 狐爪皮 fox-claw skin,一-an in¬ ferior kind of fun 鷹爪花 hawk’s-claw flower {Artabotrys odoratissimus). 買辦爪 the steward’s claw, i.e, the assistant* who makes the market purchases. 虎爪 tiger-claws, — a kind of shears. 爪搲 to scratch. 爪破。r爪爛 to scratch raw, or tear to pieces. 一爪蕉 a bunch of bananas or plantains. 爪哇 Java. To cover the head. 中爪頭巾 a turban worn chiefly by natives of Amoy and the neighbourhood. Its use is said to have originated in a desire to hide the queue when first imposed upon the people by the Manchu Tartar or present dynasty. Same as 2685. A bamboo skimmer ； a ladle. A nest in a cave or under a shelter, as dis¬ tinguished from one in a tree. See 巢520. 笊1 a wire ladle. 那筑萬眼稀the mesh'of that wire ladle is very close. To seek; to look for To change, as money. To repay ； to make up. [To be distinguished from 我 12,680.]
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