要領
See also: 要领
Chinese
Pronunciation 1
important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce |
neck; collar; to lead neck; collar; to lead; to receive | ||
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trad. (要領) | 要 | 領 | |
simp. (要领) | 要 | 领 |
Pronunciation 2
(archaic) waist | neck; collar; to lead neck; collar; to lead; to receive | ||
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trad. (要領) | 要 | 領 | |
simp. (要领) | 要 | 领 |
Noun
要領
- (literary) waist and neck
- 武也得歌於斯,哭於斯,聚國族於斯,是全要領以從先大夫於九京也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Wǔ yě dé gē yú sī, kū yú sī, jù guózú yú sī, shì quán yāolǐng yǐ cóng xiān dàfū yú jiǔjīng yě. [Pinyin]
- If I, Zhao Wu, can have my songs here, and my wailings, and assemble here the representatives of the great families of the state, (it will be enough). I will then (only) seek to preserve my waist and neck to follow the late Great Officers of my family to the Nine Plains.
武也得歌于斯,哭于斯,聚国族于斯,是全要领以从先大夫于九京也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) execution by slitting someone's waist or neck
- (literary) important position or place
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