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Concordance & Context (3 occurrences)

Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 21.6x
Xiao Xiang 6
(quick at, to) hear(ing); astute, clever(ness) 43.4x
何校滅耳,不明也。
21.6x Wearing the cangue, hiding the ears: Quick to hear, (but) without clarity
Stats: 128+1143.4x
Xiao Xiang 4
(quick at, to) hear(ing); clever(ness) 21.6x
其行次且,位不當也。聞言不信,不明也。
43.4x One’s progress (is) second-rate now: The position (was) not appropriate * To hear the words is not comprehension: Quick to hear (but) not much clarity
50.T
Tuan Zhuan
alert, astute, keen, quick; quickening
鼎,象也。以木巽火,亨飪也。聖人亨以享上帝,而大亨以養聖賢。巽而耳目明,柔進而上行,得中而應乎剛,是以元亨。
The cauldron (is) a model With wood submitted to flame The offerings (are) transformed The wise ones (are) fulfilled with offerings to the highest divinity And (there is) great fulfillment (in) nourishing wisdom (and) excellence Reaching in with ears (and) eyes, quickening (and) clarifying The flexible advances with elevated conduct Gaining the center and resonating with the firm And so this is, accordingly, supreme fulfillment
21.6x

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