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ji2Mathews: 0486

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Concordance & Context (1 occurrences)

6th Line
thorny brambles, briars, thorns, [detention]
係用徽纆,置于叢,三歲不得,凶。
Bound up with braided rope and stranded cord Put away inside a thicket of thorny brambles Three years without gains Unfortunate
Stats: 75+8Hapax Legomenon

Homophones (ji)

ji1^(of) Ji (ancient Shang state); ^ji1(is) discerning, aware; reads the subtle signsji1support, platform, prop, step (s) [crutch] +ji1(and) climb, ascend, scale, scramble (s, ing)ji1offer (up), give, grant, bestow, furnish (ing)ji1smiting, striking, beating, assaulting, hittingji1(is) collected, gathered, accumulatedji2extend, reach (out to), connect (s) withji2(and) (to) draw, gather, take from, uponji2(to be) promising, fortunate, opportune, auspicious, happy, good, felicitous, lucky, timely, fortuitous, favorable, propitious, positive, hopeful; (a, the) opportunity, promise, hope, good auspice (s); luck, good luck, good timing, 428 good fortune, happiness, well-being; (to) bode well, promise, (give) hope (s, ed, ing); all is well; supportive circumstancesji2(v) pivotal, perfect; crucial, optimum (of)(v) +ji2(a, the) urgency, haste, hurry, distress, pain, disease, ills, sickness, anxiety, worry, illness, suffering, affliction, ailment, dis-ease, disorder, defect, pressure, stress, rush; (to be) urgent, hasty, hurried, pressured, anxious, aggrieved, jealous, worried, afflicted, sick, ill, aching; distressed, rushed, energetic, franticji2thorny; thorns, thistles, caltropsji2pursue, chase, hunt, stalk (ing); in pursuit ofji3one’s (own), personal, privateji4avoided, shunned, kept distant, preventedji4(is, are) continuous, connected, coherent (ly)ji4(is/are, has/have) after, already, as long as, at last, entirely, finally, having, now that, once, since, upon, when (finished, done), while, whilst, (to) attain, complete, have done, be done with, end, exhaust, finish, get ... done (s, ed, ing); (to be) completed, consummated, de facto, done, finished, past, fixed, certain; end of event, particle of perfect tenseji4(to be) complete, across, done, finished, accomplished, numerous; stately, dignified, beautiful, up to standard; of help, assistance; across (a, the) river, stream; (to) complete, conclude, succeed, finish, fulfill, perfect, achieve, increase, accomplish, stop, cease, ford, cross; (a, the) river, stream; benefit, contribute to, aid, assist, help, relieve, save, overcome an obstacle (s, ed, ing); (a, the) accomplishment, completion, obstacle overcomeji4to give, offer up; worship; sacrificeji4meet here, interface; (common) boundaryji4(and) (the) (altar)(s) (to) grain, millet
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