荒

huang1Mathews: 2271

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Concordance & Context (2 occurrences)

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(the) wild(erness), uncultivated; sparingly +

包荒，用馮河，不遐遺，朋亡，得尚于中行。

Embrace the wilderness It is useful to cross the river without a boat Avoid aloofness and neglect Alliances are impermanent Learn the value in balanced action

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Xiao Xiang 2

(the) wilderness

包荒，得上于中行，以光大也。

11.2x Embrace the wilderness (and) learn the value in balanced action: Thereby to honor the important

Homophones (huang)

隍huang2(the) moat [a dry ditch at the base of a wall ]黃huang2(to be) golden, yellow, harvest gold, yellow brown, earth yellow; (color of the loess soil in central China). Except at 49.1, refers to the central line. Per Sima Qian, yellow metal was the most valued, then white, then red.

Previous渙 huan4

Nexthuang2 隍

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