虎
hu3Mathews: 2161
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (7 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 10.0
Gua Ci★
(a, the) tiger(’s)
履虎尾，不咥人，亨。
on the tiger’s tail
When it does not bite one,
Success
Stats: 141+2→ 10.3
3rd Line
(a, the) tiger’s
眇能視，跛能履。履虎尾，咥人，凶。武人為于大君。
The one-eyed are still able to see
The lame are still able to take steps
Treading upon the tiger’s tail
Is the bitten one’s misfortune
The military man works for a greater noble
→ 10.4
4th Line
(a, the) tiger’s
履虎尾，愬愬，終吉。
Treading upon the tiger’s tail
Pleading (and) appealing will end in good fortune
→ 27.4
4th Line
(a, the) tiger
顪頤吉，虎視耽耽，其欲逐逐，無咎。
Top-heavy appetite is promising
The tiger searches, staring and glaring
With its passion to hunt and give chase
Not wrong
→ 49.5
5th Line
tiger(-like)
大人虎變，未占有孚。
A mature human being’s tiger transformation
Even before divining, be sure
→ 10.0
Tuan Zhuan
(a, the) tiger’s
履，柔履剛也。説而應乎乾，是以履虎尾，不咥人，亨。剛中正，履帝位而不疚，光明也。
Respectful conduct:
The flexible treads upon the firm
Pleasure, but also attunement with the creative
And so it is that treading upon the tiger’s tail,
Without (it) biting one, (is) success
The firm (is) central (and) correct
Taking steps in a divine place, and yet escaping suffering,
shows wisdom
Xiao Xiang 5
tiger(-like)
大人虎變，其文炳也。
49.5x The mature human being’s tiger transformation:
This one’s style (is) evident
Homophones (hu)
乎hu1preposition: alongside, beneath, along with, at, beside, by, from, herein, in, into, of, on, through, to, towards, upon, with, within; with regard to, in the place of, on the side of; than; inner; lies; here; (interj:) how, so, such, what ... !; ...!; (final interrogative:) is/does it/this (not) ...?; right, so, true ?; ...?; (to) achieve (this), attain (to), reach (s, ed, ing)弧hu2(long)bow狐hu2foxes; fox戶hu4households, families
Previous狐 hu2
Nexthu4 戶
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