武
wu3Mathews: 7195
Dictionary Definition
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Concordance & Context (5 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 10.3
3rd Line★
(a, the) military, martial; ^ 57.1
眇能視，跛能履。履虎尾，咥人，凶。武人為于大君。
The one-eyed are still able to see
The lame are still able to take steps
Treading upon the tiger’s tail
Is the bitten one’s misfortune
The military man works for a greater noble
Stats: 77+4→ 57.1
1st Line
(a, the) military, martial; ^ 10.3
進退，利武人之贞。
Advancing and retreating
Warranting a warrior’s resolve
→ 49.T
Tuan Zhuan
(and) Wu (first ruler of the Zhou dynasty)
革，水火相息，二女同居，其志不相得，曰革。已日乃孚，革而信之。文明以説，大亨以正，革而當，其悔乃亡。天地革而四時成，湯武革命，順乎天而應乎人，革之時大矣哉！
Seasonal change
Water (and) fire subdue each other
Two women dwell together
(But) their aims are not mutual gain
So this is called seasonal change
Complete the day and then be sure:
Change and then believe in it
Refinement (and) clarity behind satisfaction
Great fulfillment (is) according to correctness
Change is then appropriate
One’s regrets then pass
Heaven (and) earth change and so the four seasons are fulfilled
Tang and Wu changed the mandates
Complying with heaven while resonating with humanity
Seasonal change’s opportune timing (is) very important now!
→ 10.3
Xiao Xiang 3
(a, the) military
眇能視，不足以有明也。跛能履，不足以與行也。咥人之凶，位不當也。武人為于大君，志剛也。
10.3x The one-eyed (are still) able to see:
Not well enough to claim vision
* The lame (are still) able to take steps:
Not well enough to travel along with
* The bitten one’s misfortune:
The position was less than appropriate
* The military man works for a greater noble:
The purpose (is) firm
Xiao Xiang 1
^
進退，志疑也。利武人之贞，志治也。
57.1x Advancing (and) retreating:
The purpose wavers
* Warranting the warrior’s resolve:
The purpose (is) under control
Homophones (wu)
巫wu1(and) diviners, wizards, shamans, magicians屋wu1chambers, rooms; dwelling, house, home (s)無wu2(to be, being, is, am, are, will be, exists, remains) (has, have, had, having, with) (do, does, did) (there is/are/will be) (it/this/these is/are) no, not, nothing, never, rarely, seldom, no longer, without, with no; but (no, not); there, this, these (is, are) no, not, nothing (of); not (a, the); (to be) absent, gone, non-existent; destitute, wanting, in vain; lacking in; free of/from; avoided, devoid, void, deprived, regardless, instead (of), rather than, despite; not much, no longer; not being; (the) least, minimum, (so, very) little; no matter; no ... done; neither ... nor, whether ... or not, without ... or; (to) (simply) lack, want; avoid, escape; not have, own/possess/have no/less/fewer; find/leave/use no; do no, not do, do nothing to (s, ed, ing); (will, would) not (be); do(es) not exist; were there no; has/have gone off; will/would not be(come); (a, the) absence / lack / want of, avoidance of; nothing, emptiness, non-being/existence, no-thing-ness; un-, ill-, im-, in-, dis-, de-, non-; -less; don't, do not; used for Wu2, M7173, GSR106a吾wu2(and) I, we五wu3(a, the) five; five times, fivefold, quintuple, quintile, fifth 446勿wu4do not, don’t; not to be, to not be; (it) is not, will not (be), must/should not (be), ought not (to be); is / are not / never / rarely / seldom; (to) have, permit, allow no; avoid, deny, refuse, disallow, stop, not permit (s, ed, ing); (to be) denied, (de)void of; not, no, without, with no, never, of no; not at all, not the least bit; (often imperative, indicating prohibition or inadvisability); red flags; the antithesis of物wu4(a, the) article, being, circumstance, content, creature, entity, existence, goods, item, matter, object, other, phenomenon, reality, product; property, quality, class, sort; some being, some thing, substance, thing, thingness (s); (a, the) creation; reality; variety (of), all living beings, creatures, things (in general); objective/outer/outside world, affairs of (the, this) world; (to) exist; sort, classify卼wu4(and) awkwardly(ness); uncomfortably
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