妾
qie4Mathews: 0814
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (3 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 33.3
3rd Line★
(a nd) concubine, handmaiden, servant girl (s)
係遁，有疾厲。畜臣妾吉。
Entangled retreat
There will be anxiety and distress
To manage one’s servants and concubines would have been timely.
Stats: 38+5→ 50.1
1st Line
(a, the) concubine, mistress, handmaiden
鼎顛趾，利出否。得妾以其子，無咎。
A cauldron with upended feet
Worthwhile to expel the stagnating
Accepting a concubine for the sake of her child
Is without blame
→ 33.3
Xiao Xiang 3
(and) concubines
係遁之利，有疾厲。畜臣妾疾，不可大事。
33.3x Entangled retreat has distress,
There will be anxiety (and) exhaustion
* Managing (one’s) servants (and) concubines
(would have been) timely:
But not suited to crucial concerns
Homophones (qie)
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