宮
gong1Mathews: 3705
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (4 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 23.5
5th Line★
(the) palace, (large, upper class) household
貫魚以宮人寵，無不利。
A stringline of fishes
By way of the palace inhabitants’ sponsorship*
Nothing cannot be turned to advantage
Stats: 40+7→ 47.3
3rd Line
house, home, chambers, dwelling
困于石，據于蒺藜，入于其宮，不見其妻，凶。
Oppressed by stones
Grasping at thorny brambles
Going into his house
But not seeing his wife
Unfortunate
→ 23.5
Xiao Xiang 5
(the) palace
以宮人寵，終無尤也。
23.5x By way of the palace inhabitants’ sponsorship:
An outcome with no complaints
Xiao Xiang 3
house
據于蒺藜，乘剛也。入于其宮，不見其妻，不祥也。
47.3x Grasping at thorny brambles:
Relying on the firm
* Going into his house
But not seeing his wife:
Not a happy omen
Homophones (gong)
功gong1(a, the) accomplishment, achievement, benefit, credit, distinction, effect, effectiveness, efficacy, excellence, honor, merit, good deeds, proficiency, result, skill, success, (tangible) value, (meritorious, good) work (done), effort, service; (useful) task; (to) prove (its, one’s) worth; work at, apply oneself to (s, ed, ing); (to be) accomplished, achieved, distinguished, meritorious, praiseworthy, solid, valuable, well- done, well-worked, workmanlike, worthy, substantial; (to have) acheivement, effect, merit, results攻gong1(to) attack, take the offensive; aggression公gong1(to be) fair, impartial, just, equal, common, general, public; (a, the) fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity; palace, court, office, high noble, noble of rank, nobility, duke, prince, lord, gentleman, sir, nobility, clan head, patriarch; openly, publicly, officially; with justice; the lord’s, high noble’s, duke’s躬gong1(her, a sense of) self (v)(worth); (her) honor肱gong1(upper) arm恭gong1respect, courtesy, humility, reverence鞏gong3bound, wrapped, secured, girded, affixed
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