泥
ni2Mathews: 4660
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (8 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 05.3
3rd Line★
(the) mud, mire, ooze, sludge, (a, the) bog
需于泥，致寇至。
Waiting in mud
Inviting predators to approach
Stats: 85+5→ 48.1
1st Line
mud; (is) muddy
井泥不食，舊井無禽。
The well’s mud is not consumed
An ancient well with nothing to take
→ 51.4
4th Line
mud, muddledness; (a, the) slump, bog
震遂泥。
The shock is followed by muddledness
→ 05.3
mud, muddledness; (a, the) slump, bog
震遂泥。
The shock is followed by muddledness
Xiao Xiang 3
mud
需於泥，災在外也。自我致寇，敬慎不敗也。
05.3x Waiting in mud:
Misfortune waits beyond
* Of our own accord to invite predators:
Attention (and) mindfulness avoid ruin
Xiao Xiang 1
mud
井泥不食，下也。舊井無禽，時舍也。
48.1x The well’s mud is not consumed:
(It is) at bottom
* An ancient well with nothing to take:
In time, forsaken
Homophones (ni)
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