飛
fei1Mathews: 1850
Dictionary Definition
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Concordance & Context (9 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 01.5
5th Line★
^in flight, on the wing; flying, soaring
飛龍在天，利見大人。
Dragon in flight across the sky
Rewarding to encounter a mature human being
Stats: 183+0→ 36.1
1st Line
flight ; the wing
明夷于飛，垂其翼。君子于行，三日不食。有攸往，主人有言。
Brightness obscured during flight*
Dragging one’s wing
The noble young one in traveling
Goes three days without a meal
When there is somewhere to go
Those in power would gossip
→ 62.0
Gua Ci
^in flight; on the wing; (the) flying, soaring
小過。亨。利贞。可小事，不可大事。飛鳥遺之音，不宜上，宜下，大吉。
Fulfillment
Worthwhile to persist
Appropriate for minor concerns,
Not suited to great concerns
The flying bird bequeaths this message:
If not adapted to heights, adapt to remaining below
Much promise
→ 62.1
1st Line
^ flies, on the wing; (a, the) flying, soaring
飛鳥以凶。
A flying bird on the way to misfortune
→ 62.6
6th Line
(the) flying, soaring; ^in flight, on the wing
弗遇過之。飛鳥離之，凶，是謂災眚。
With no acknowledgement in passing others by
The flying birds get distance from this one
Bad omen
Surely a sign of calamity and suffering
→ 01.5
Xiao Xiang 5
^in flight
飛龍在天，大人造也。
01.5x Dragon in flight across the sky:
The mature human being creates
Xiao Xiang 1
(a) flying
飛鳥以凶，不可如何也。
62.1x A flying bird on the way to misfortune:
Seeming ill-suited to the task
Tuan Zhuan
(the) flying
小過，小者過而亨也。過以利贞，與時行也。柔得中，是以小事吉也。剛失位而不中，是以不可大事也。有飛鳥之象焉。飛鳥遺之音，不宜上宜下，大吉；上逆而下順也。
Smallness in excess
The small are those who go beyond and so (are) fulfilled
Exceeding, accordingly, (is) worth persistence
To take part in the time (is) to move
The flexible gains the center
This is how minor concerns (are) promising
The firm (has) lost position and also is not in the center
(And) so this is, accordingly, not suited to great concerns
There is the flying bird’s image herein
The flying bird bequeaths this message:
(If) not adapted to heights (then) adapt to (remaining) below
Much promise:
Above (is) resistance while below (is) acceptance
(the) flying
小過，小者過而亨也。過以利贞，與時行也。柔得中，是以小事吉也。剛失位而不中，是以不可大事也。有飛鳥之象焉。飛鳥遺之音，不宜上宜下，大吉；上逆而下順也。
Smallness in excess
The small are those who go beyond and so (are) fulfilled
Exceeding, accordingly, (is) worth persistence
To take part in the time (is) to move
The flexible gains the center
This is how minor concerns (are) promising
The firm (has) lost position and also is not in the center
(And) so this is, accordingly, not suited to great concerns
There is the flying bird’s image herein
The flying bird bequeaths this message:
(If) not adapted to heights (then) adapt to (remaining) below
Much promise:
Above (is) resistance while below (is) acceptance
Homophones (fei)
非fei1out(side) of; to not be; (to be) wrong腓fei2(lower) legs, calves肥fei2healthy, sleek, fertile, resourceful, fruitful匪fei3not, is not, are not; it is not, there is not, this is not, one is not; to be not, not being, not so; with no, (if) there (is, are) no; without, not as a, does not, does no; to not be, not to be; never, never to be, to never be, never was; never were; un-, in-; not ... but; without, devoid of; (to be) bad, wrong, inferior, contrary, reverse, evil, perverse, negative, different, unacceptable; in no way; rarely, seldom, never; (a, the) rebel, vagabond, rascal (s); (to) blame, deny, negate
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