鬼
gui3Mathews: 3634
Dictionary Definition
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Concordance & Context (5 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 38.6
6th Line★
( ^) demons, devils, goblins, ghouls, ghosts
睽孤，見豕負塗，載鬼一車。先張之弧，後説之弧。匪寇，婚媾。往遇雨，則吉。
Estranged and alone
Watching a hog, covered with muck
Once a wagon transporting demons
At first stringing that bow
But later unstringing the bow
It is not an adversary but a marital suitor
In going, greet the rain
After this, all is well
Stats: 194+0→ 63.3
3rd Line
(the) barbarian, devils’, demons’, Gui "
高宗伐鬼方，三年克之。小人勿用。
The illustrious ancestor subjugated barbarian country
It took three years to conquer them
Lesser people were not at all useful
→ 64.4
4th Line
(the) barbarian, devils’, demons’, Gui "
贞吉，悔亡。震用伐鬼方，三年有賞于大國。
Persistence is promising while regrets pass
Force was spent to subjugate the barbarian country
Though three years brought rewards of great domains
→ 15.T
Tuan Zhuan
souls, ghosts, demons
谦亨，天道下濟而光明，地道卑而上行。天道虧盈而益谦，地道變盈而流谦，鬼神害盈而福谦，人道惡盈而好谦。谦尊而光，卑而不可逾，君子之終也。
Authenticity (means) fulfillment
The heavenly principle completes the lowly
With honor and clarity
The earthly principle (is) humble,
(Even) while moving upwards
The heavenly principle diminishes the superfluous
And adds to the modest
The earthly principle transforms the superfluous
And replenishes the modest
Ghosts (and) spirits (both) haunt the superfluous
And enrich the modest
The human principle resents the superfluous
And applauds the modest
Authenticity ennobles and exemplifies
(Being) lowly and yet not easy to exceed
The noble young one has results
→ 55.T
Tuan Zhuan
(the) souls, ghosts; demons; sinister
豐，大也。明以動，故豐。王假之，尚大也。勿憂宜日中，宜照天下也。日中則昃，月盈則食，天地盈虛，與時消息，而況於人乎，況於鬼神乎。
Abundance
(Means) greatness
Intelligence (is) behind movement
Given this, abundance
The sovereign approaches this:
Appreciate the greatness
Do not be anxious, (it) suits the sun (to be at) midday:
Appropriate for illuminating all under heaven
The sun (at) midday, in due order, goes down
The moon (at) full, in due order, (is) consumed
(If) heaven (and) earth fill up (and) empty out
In accord with the time (in both) waning (and) waxing
Then how much more true for humanity!
(And) how much more true for the ghosts and the spirits!
→ 38.6
Homophones (gui)
珪gui1(the, one’s) (jade) seal of office, credential (s) +歸gui1(a, the) betrothal, engagement, homecoming, marriage, new home; return; (to) belong, (come, go, take, turn) back; bring home (around, again), come (back) home, restore, return, revert, bring to; send, go (back, home) (to); (give) in marriage, marry, gave ... in marriage; be persuaded, capitulate, give in, become loyal, change loyalties, submit, turn over to; go to new home (s, ed, ing); (to be) restored; to where ... belongs; where to turn龜gui1tortoise, turtle簋gui3(a) (simple bamboo) basket, tureen of rice貴gui4honoring, respecting, valuing, esteeming (&)
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