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
- 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
- 燕雀相贺(燕雀相賀) sparrow and swallow's congratulation; to congratulate somebody on completion of a building project
- 胶漆相投(膠漆相投) to stick together like glue and lacquer
- 正邪相争(正邪相爭) progress of disease
- 相貌 appearance; countenance; features
- 互相勾结在一起(互相勾結在一起) collude together
- 相较(相較) to compare ; to be friends
- 相向突击(相向突擊) sudden attack from the opposite direction
- 人位相宜 to be the right person for the job
- 亮相 to strike a pose (Chinese opera); to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc)
- 相乘 to multiply ; multiplication
- 吉人自有天相 Heaven helps the worthy
- 相连(相連) to link; to join; link; to connect
- 拟名词相(擬名詞相) denominative; denominative marker
- 山中宰相 Grand Councilor from the mountains
- 扮相 the appearance of an actor or actress in costume or makeup
- 同类相呼(同類相呼) like kinds seek each other
- 正电子发射断层照相术(正電子發射斷層照相術) positron emission tomography (PET)
- 针芥相投(針芥相投) a needle and a small particle attract each other
- 照相彫刻 photoengraving
- 异性相吸(異性相吸) opposite polarities attract; opposite sexes attract; opposites attract
- 海相沉积物(海相沉積物) oceanic sediment
- 凶相(兇相) ferocious appearance
- 数码相机(數碼相機) digital camera
- 五行相生 the five elements give rise to one another
- 各不相同 to have nothing in common with each other
- 出洋相 to make an exhibition of oneself
- 相机而动(相機而動) to wait for the opportune moment before taking action
- 相平面 phase plane (math., ordinary differential equations)
- 色相 coloration; hue ; material appearance ; physical manifestation ; facial complexion
- 相争(相爭) to vie against one another; to fight each other
- 桴鼓相应(桴鼓相應) the hammer fits the drum; appropriate relation between the different parts; closely interrelated
- 王侯将相(王侯將相) nobles, generals, and ministers
- 相就 to be near; to approach
- 萍水相逢 strangers coming together by chance
- 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
- 拜相 to be appointed prime minister
- 密切相连(密切相連) to relate closely; closely related
- 互相推诿(互相推諉) mutually shirking responsibilities; each blaming the other; passing the buck to and fro
- 相关性(相關性) correlation
- 同类相食(同類相食) cannibalism
- 相容 compatible; consistent; to tolerate (each other)
- 胶漆相融(膠漆相融) to stick together like glue and lacquer
- 类相应(類相應) kinds corresponding to each other
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