相 xiāng
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xiāng
adverb
each other; one another; mutually
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 互相, for example, in the idiom 自相矛盾 'self-contradictory' (CCI '自相矛盾'; CCD 1 '相' 1; FE '相' 1; GHDC 1 '相' 1; Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 1; Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 1, p. 497); 相 may be used in this sense in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 136). For example, 獸相食,且人惡之。'Beasts devour one another, and men hate them for doing so.' (Mengzi: 1.4/2/21, translation by Legge) -
xiàng
verb
to observe; to assess
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 观察 (CCD 2 '相'; GHDC 2 '相' 1; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 1; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 3, p. 497) -
xiàng
noun
appearance; portrait; picture
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 2; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 1) -
xiàng
noun
countenance; personage; character; disposition
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 9; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4, p. 497) -
xiàng
verb
to aid; to help
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 辅助 (GHDC 2 '相' 3; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 3; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1, p. 497) -
xiāng
noun
a chancellor; a prime minister; a high minister
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 宰相 or 丞相 (GHDC 2 '相' 5; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 2; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1, p. 497; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 1673) -
xiàng
noun
a sign; a mark; appearance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4a, p. 497) -
xiāng
auxiliary verb
alternately; in turn
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiāng auxiliary verb; Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 2, p. 497) -
xiāng
proper noun
Xiang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CCD 1 '相' 3; GHDC 1 '相' 4; Guoyu '相' xiāng n 1) -
xiāng
noun
form substance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 实质 (FE '相' 2; GHDC 1 '相' 3) -
xiāng
verb
to express
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 1 '相' 2) -
xiàng
verb
to choose
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 选择 (GHDC 2 '相' 6; Guoyu '相' xiàng v 5) -
xiāng
proper noun
Xiang
Domain: History 历史 , Concept: Ancient City 古城
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 8) -
xiāng
noun
an ancient musical instrument
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 10; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 4) -
xiāng
noun
the seventh lunar month
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 相月 (GHDC 2 '相' 11) -
xiāng
verb
to compare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 比较 (Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 2) -
xiàng
verb
to divine
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 占视 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 2) -
xiàng
verb
to administer
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 治理 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 4) -
xiàng
noun
helper for a blind person
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiàng n 3) -
xiāng
noun
rhythm [music]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3, p. 497) -
xiāng
noun
the upper frets of a pipa
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3a, p. 497) -
xiāng
noun
coralwood
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In 相思豆, see 海红豆 (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 4, p. 497; Wikipedia '海红豆') -
xiàng
noun
ministry
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1a, p. 497) -
xiàng
verb
to supplement; to enhance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 2, p. 497)
Contained in
- 相对象(相對象) to meet a possible marriage partner
- 相较(相較) to compare ; to be friends
- 照相机(照相機) camera
- 相偕 together
- 自相残杀(自相殘殺) to massacre one another; internecine strife
- 掌相 palmistry; palm reading
- 相图(相圖) phase diagram ; phase portrait
- 相持 locked in a stalemate; to confront one another
- 反脣相稽 to reject criticism by returning scorn ; mutual accusations
- 口耳相传(口耳相傳) to teach orally
- 相逢 to meet (by chance); to come across
- 类相应(類相應) kinds corresponding to each other
- 针锋相对(針鋒相對) sharply opposing; to oppose each other with equal harshness
- 相生 to give rise to one another
- 相容 compatible; consistent; to tolerate (each other)
- 相依为命(相依為命) to depend on one another for survival
- 骨肉相残(骨肉相殘) close kindred slaughter one another; internecine strife
- 同类相食(同類相食) cannibalism
- 息息相关(息息相關) closely bound up; intimately related ; closely related
- 相濡以沫 to moisten with spittle; sharing meager resources; mutual help in humble circumstances
- 骨肉相连(骨肉相連) interrelated as bones and flesh; inseparably related; closely intertwined
- 相称(相稱) to call each other ; to match; to suit
- 口口相传(口口相傳) to be transmitted orally
- 相角 phase angle
- 财相(財相) minister of finance
- 文人相轻(文人相輕) scholars disparage each other
- 相安 amiable
- 相邻(相鄰) neighboring; adjacent
- 相见恨晚(相見恨晚) to regret not having met earlier; It is nice to meet you finally.
- 真相毕露(真相畢露) real face fully revealed; to unmask and expose the whole truth
- 灵犀相通(靈犀相通) kindred spirits
- 相距 distance apart; separated by a given distance
- 傻瓜相机(傻瓜相機) point-and-shoot camera; compact camera
- 相像 to resemble; to be similar
- 相若 on a par with; comparable to
- 首尾相接 to join head to tail; bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
- 大相径庭(大相徑庭) as different as can be; poles apart
- 两相情愿(兩相情願) both sides are willing; by mutual consent
- 旗鼓相望 troops opposing each other in battle
- 相命者 fortune teller
- 非相对论性(非相對論性) non-relativistic
- 怪相 grotesque visage; grimace
- 印相 a mudra; a hand gesture
- 相斥 mutual repulsion (e.g. electrostatic); to repel one another
Also contained in
轮相 、 性相 、 铁血宰相 、 司马相如 、 箭锋相拄 、 六相缘起 、 相符极成
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