挑達
Chinese
| incite; carry on a pole; choose | attain; pass through; achieve attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (挑達) | 挑 | 達 | |
| simp. (挑达) | 挑 | 达 | |
| alternative forms | 挑撻／挑挞 挑闥／挑闼 | ||
Etymology
From the Classic of Poetry, poem 91 (《詩經·鄭風·子衿》):
- 挑兮達兮，在城闕兮。一日不見，如三月兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Táo xī tà xī, zài chéng què xī. Yí rì bú jiàn, rú sān yuè xī. [Pinyin]
- I walk back and forth, on the watchtower of the city. A day without seeing him, is like three months.
挑兮达兮，在城阙兮。一日不见，如三月兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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