相 xiāng

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. xiàng noun appearance; portrait; picture
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 2; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 1)
4. xiàng noun countenance; personage; character; disposition
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 9; Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4, p. 497)
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. xiàng noun a sign; a mark; appearance
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 4a, p. 497)
8. 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)
9. 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)
10. xiāng noun form substance
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 实质 (FE '相' 2; GHDC 1 '相' 3)
11. xiāng verb to express
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC 1 '相' 2)
12. 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)
13. xiāng proper noun Xiang
    Domain: History 历史 , Concept: Ancient City 古城
    Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 8)
14. xiāng noun an ancient musical instrument
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHDC 2 '相' 10; Guoyu '相' xiàng n 4)
15. xiāng noun the seventh lunar month
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 相月 (GHDC 2 '相' 11)
16. xiāng verb to compare
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 比较 (Guoyu '相' xiāng adv 2)
17. xiàng verb to divine
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 占视 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 2)
18. xiàng verb to administer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 治理 (Guoyu '相' xiàng v 4)
19. xiàng noun helper for a blind person
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '相' xiàng n 3)
20. xiāng noun rhythm [music]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3, p. 497)
21. xiāng noun the upper frets of a pipa
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiāng 3a, p. 497)
22. 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')
23. xiàng noun ministry
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 1a, p. 497)
24. xiàng verb to supplement; to enhance
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '相' xiàng 2, p. 497)

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• 自相鱼肉(自相魚肉) butchering one another as fish and flesh; killing one another; internecine strife
• 反脣相讥(反脣相譏) to reject criticism by returning scorn
• 相保 to guard each other
• 一相情愿(一相情願) one's own wishful thinking
• 冤冤相报何时了(冤冤相報何時了) if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
• 拱手相让(拱手相讓) to bow and give way; to surrender something readily
• 相纸(相紙) photographic paper
• 相邻(相鄰) neighboring; adjacent
• 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot
• 相思 to yearn; to pine
• 鷄犬相闻(鷄犬相聞) the sounds of chickens and dogs
• 数码单镜头反光相机(數碼單鏡頭反光相機) digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR)
• 红嘴相思鸟(紅嘴相思鳥) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)
• 反脣相稽 to reject criticism by returning scorn ; mutual accusations
• 相和 mutual
• 相得益彰 to bring out the best in each other
• 兵戎相见(兵戎相見) to meet on the battlefield
• 相机而行(相機而行) to act according to the situation
• 外相 Foreign Minister ; exterior appearance
• 拜相 to be appointed prime minister
• 真相大白 the whole truth is revealed; everything becomes clear
• 面相 facial features; appearence
• 相承 to complement one another ; to inherit ; to carry on in succession
• 一脉相关(一脈相關) related by blood; closely related
• 白发相守(白髮相守) to protect each other until the hair turns white
• 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利(鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利) sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both
• 相提并论(相提並論) to discuss two disparate things together; to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with
• 相士 fortune-teller who uses the subject's face for his prognostication
• 害相思病 sick with love
• 丑相(醜相) ugly expression; unsightly manners
• 相中 to find to one's taste; to pick (after looking at); Taiwan pr.
• 相互作用 to interact; interaction; interplay
• 拳脚相向(拳腳相向) to square off; to exchange blows; to rain blows on sb
• 哀乐相生(哀樂相生) grief and joy lead to each other
• 口耳相传(口耳相傳) to teach orally
• 相像 to resemble; to be similar
• 文人相轻(文人相輕) scholars disparage each other
• 大相径庭(大相徑庭) as different as can be; poles apart
• 相传(相傳) to pass on; to hand down
• 苟富贵，勿相忘(苟富貴，勿相忘) don't forget your friends when you become rich
• 识相(識相) to be sensible; to be tactful
• 积不相能(積不相能) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with
• 拟名词相(擬名詞相) denominative; denominative marker
• 形相 appearance; features ; to look over carefully; to scrutinize
• 怪相 grotesque visage; grimace
• 相聚 to meet together; to assemble
• 互相勾结在一起(互相勾結在一起) collude together
• 班荆相对(班荊相對) to treat somebody with courtesy
• 三相点(三相點) triple point
• 出洋相 to make an exhibition of oneself

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