母

mu3Mathews: 4582

Dictionary Definition

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Concordance & Context (4 occurrences)

Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 18.2

H18|2

2nd Line★

mother; ^

幹母之蠱，不可贞。

Correcting mother’s fixations Ill-suited to firmness

Stats: 80+1→ 35.2

H35|2

2nd Line

mother [i.e. graciously and gratefully ]

晋如愁如，贞吉。受茲介福于其王母。

So far along to be so worried But persistence is promising Accept these present constraints as if a blessing from one’s grandmother

→ 18.2

H18|2x

Xiao Xiang 2

mother

幹母之蠱，得中道也。

18.2x Correcting mother’s fixations: Find the middle path

H37|T

Tuan Zhuan

(and) (a, the) mother

家人，女正位乎內，男正位乎外。男女正，天地之大義。家人有嚴君焉，父母之謂。父父，子子，兄兄，弟弟，夫夫，婦婦，而家道正。正家而天下定矣。

Family members The woman’s true dignity lies within The man’s true dignity lies without The masculine (and) feminine principles (Are) heaven’s (and) earth’s greater meanings Family members have dignities (and) nobilities herein Father (and) mother have their titles (When) father (is) father (and) child (is) child (When) elder brother (is) elder (and) younger (is) younger (When) husband (is) husband (and) wife (is) wife Then the family’s course (is) upheld Uphold the family and all under heaven arranges itself

→ 18.2

Homophones (mu)

拇mu3big toe(s)幙mu4cover, cap, restrict, hide, tent (it, this)木mu4(a, the) wood(s), tree(s), tree trunk, timber, lumber; wooden; of wood; (a, the) wood’s, trees’; (to be) blunt, dull, numb, unfeeling, stiff 目mu4eyed; (their) eyes; glare, stare v 牧mu4mastery, rule; taking charge, control v

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