若 ruò

1. ruò verb to seem; to be like; as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Middle Chinese: nyak; 若 was used as a verb in this sense, as well as other senses, in literary Chinese (ABC 'ruò' 若 v; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 90; Kroll 2015 '若' 1; GHC '若' 5).
2. ruò adverb seemingly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (ABC 'ruò' 若 adv)
3. ruò conjunction if
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 若 is used as a subordinating conjunction in this sense in Literary Chinese (ABC 'ruò' 若 conj; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 90, 150; Kroll 2015 '若' 2; GHC '若' 9).
4. ruò pronoun you
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 若 was also used as a singular second person pronoun in Classical Chinese (ABC 'ruò' 若 pronoun; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 77; Kroll 2015 '若' 6; GHC '若' 7).
5. ruò pronoun this; that
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '若' 4; GHC '若' 8)
6. ruò conjunction and; or
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '若' 8; GHC '若' 10, 11, 12, 13)
7. ruò conjunction as for; pertaining to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '若' 5)
8. rě noun pomegranite
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Fruit 水果
   Notes: As in 若榴 rěliu (Kroll 2015 '若' rě 2)
9. ruò verb to choose
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 选择 (GHC '若' 1)
10. ruò verb to agree; to accord with; to conform to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 若 was used sometimes in this sense in preclassical Chinese. This sense is similar in meaning to 顺从 (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 90; Kroll 2015 '若' 2; GHC '若' 2).
11. ruò adverb thus
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 若 was used sometimes as an adverb in this sense in preclassical Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 90).
12. ruò noun pollia
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Herb 香草
    Notes: The name of the herb 杜若 (Kroll 2015 '若' 9; GHC '若' 3)
13. ruò noun Ruo
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Deity 神
    Notes: The name of the sea god (GHC '若' 4)
14. ruò adverb only then
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 乃 or 才(GHC '若' 14)

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• 若非 were it not for; if not for
• 欧若拉(歐若拉) Aurora, Roman goddess of dawn
• 若有若无(若有若無) indistinct; faintly discernible
• 敬若神明 to hold somebody in the same regard as one would a god
• 敌若云(敵若雲) the foe roll up like clouds
• 虚怀若谷(虛懷若谷) receptive as an echoing canyon; modest and open-minded
• 至若 as for
• 莫若 nothing is better than
• 若望福音 Gospel according to St John
• 进道若退(進道若退) entering the Way, you seem to coil back
• 假假若是 if; supposing that...
• 奉若神明 to honor as a God; to revere; to worship; to deify; to make a holy cow of
• 深藏若虚(深藏若虛) to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it; modest about one's talents
• 般若波罗密多心经(般若波羅密多心經) Heart Sutra
• 冷若冰霜 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner; frigid
• 料敌若神(料敵若神) to measure the enemy like a god; to assess a situation very well
• 若要人不知，除非己莫为(若要人不知，除非己莫為) If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it . If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
• 大勇若怯，大智若愚 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid
• 视若草芥(視若草芥) to view as grass stalks; to regard as useless
• 昭然若揭 abundantly clear
• 若有所思 looking pensive; thoughtfully
• 泰然自若 calm and composed
• 不若 not as good as ; not good
• 呆若木鸡(呆若木雞) dumb as a wooden chicken; dumbstruck
• 相若 on a par with; comparable to
• 寥若晨星 rare as morning stars; few and far between; sparse
• 难若登天(難若登天) as difficult as climbing to the sky
• 髣髴若有光 it seemed he could see light
• 惘然若失 to be frustrated as though having lost something; to be at a loss; perplexed; frustrated
• 洞若观火(洞若觀火) clear as a flame; to see things absolutely clearly
• 嫉恶若仇(嫉惡若仇) to hate evil people like enemies
• 疾恶若仇(疾惡若仇) to detest evil doers as if they were enemies
• 果若 if
• 怅然若失(悵然若失) perplexed; frustrated
• 判若两人(判若兩人) to be a different person; not to be one's usual self
• 若有所失 as if one had lost something; to look or feel unsettled or distracted; to feel empty
• 倘若 if; provided that; supposing that
• 了若指掌(瞭若指掌) to understand as [clearly as] pointing to the palm of the hand
• 终始若一(終始若一) unchanging from start to finish
• 大智若愚 great understanding may appear to be like stupidity
• 自若 to be self composed
• 安之若素 bear hardship with equanimity; regard wrongdoing with equanimity
• 视若路人(視若路人) to view as strangers
• 大勇若怯 a great hero may appear timid; the really brave person remains level-headed
• 恍若 as if; as though; rather like
• 洗者若翰 St John the Baptist
• 受宠若惊(受寵若驚) overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
• 敌若有备(敵若有備) if the enemy is prepared

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