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lundi 28 avril 2014

62 - 连我都知道 - lián wǒ zhī dào - Even I know that (grammar)

 

连   +  Sub. / Object  + 都  + Adv / Adj / Verb
lián                                dōu

连   +  Sub. / Object  + 也  + Adv / Adj / Verb
lián                                yě 

This type of sentence is used to emphasize the part placed after the preposition  连.



连我都知道
lián wǒ zhī dào
Even I know that。 (so of course everybody knows)

连颐和园都看得见。
lián yí hé yuán dōu kàn dé jiàn 。
Even the Summer Palace we can see (so of course can see the closer places)






vendredi 11 avril 2014

45 - 午休 - Wǔxiū - a nap

午休
Wǔxiū
-a nap


Components:



-7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,
-noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July),
-year of the Horse


xiū
-to rest;
-to stop doing something for a period of time; to cease;
-(imperative) don't;
-(Chinese surname)

mardi 8 avril 2014

42 - 佛陀 - Fó tuó - Buddha

佛陀
Fó tuó
· Buddha
· transliteration of Sanskrit
· the all-enlightened one





Components:



· Buddha
· Buddhism


tuó
· (phonetic)
· declivity
· steep bank

lundi 7 avril 2014

41 - 解脱 - jiětuō - to free oneself

解脱
jiětuō
- relief; to free oneself; to break away from; to extricate oneself; to relieve; to liberate; to emancipate; free; relieved

解脱祈请文
 Liberating prayer


Components:


祈请
qí qǐng
- prayer

文 
- text 

jiě
- to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection


tuō
- to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from

dimanche 6 avril 2014

40 - 慈悲 - cí bēi - Compassion

慈悲 
cí bēi
- Compassion (Buddhism)

Components:



cí 
- compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane


bēi
- sad; sadness; sorrow; grief

samedi 29 mars 2014

32 - 孙悟空 - Sūn Wù kōng - Monkey King

孙悟空 
Sūn Wù kōng
· Monkey King
· Sun Wukong (name of a monkey with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West  西遊記 | 西游记)


Components:



Sūn
· grandson
· descendant
· surname Sun
==> Family name of Sun because in the past people called monkeys as Sun.




· comprehend
==> Here it means he knows emptiness.


 kōng
· air
· sky
· empty
· free time
· in vain
==> Studying the Buddhist teachings, he has reached some understanding of 'Emptiness'.