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牺
犧 xī
名词
本义: 做祭品用的毛色纯一的牲畜
Definition: A domestic animal of a uniform color for sacrifice
意义:
1. 同本义 ([En.] a domestic animal of a uniform color for sacrifice)
释义:古代称为祭品用的纯色牲畜。
Note: In ancient times, it referred to a domestic animal used as a sacrifice.
2. 指伏羲氏 ([En.] Fuxi)
释义:指古代的文化英雄伏羲。
Note: Refers to the ancient cultural hero Fuxi.
3. 酒樽名 ([En.] wine vessel)
释义:一种古代酒器,现在读作 xī。
Note: A type of ancient wine vessel, now pronounced as "xī".
引文:
1. 《说文》:“牺,宗庙之牲也。”
Translation: "Xi refers to the sacrificial animal of ancestral temples."
2. 《书·微子》:今殷民乃攘窃神祇之牺牷牲用。
传:“色纯曰牺。”
Translation: "The people of Yin are now stealing the sacrificial animals for the deities." It is said, "A pure color is called 'xi'."
3. 《周礼·牧人》:“共其牺牲。”
注:“毛羽完具也。”
Translation: "Gather the sacrificial animals." Note: "It is complete in hair and feathers."
4. 《大戴礼记·曾子大圆》:“宗庙曰刍豢、山川曰牺牲。”
Translation: "In ancestral temples, it is called 'chuhuan', while in mountains and rivers, it is called 'xi'."
5. 《左传·昭公二十二年》:“自惮其牺也。”
Translation: "Be wary of its sacrifice."
6. 《左传·庄公十年》:“牺牲玉帛。”
Translation: "Sacrificial offerings of jade and silk." (In ancient times, sacrificial offerings included domestic animals like pigs, cattle, sheep, and luxurious materials like jade and silk.)
例子:
如: 牺牛(古代祭祀用的纯色牛);牺羊(古代祭祀用的纯色羊);牺牢(供宴飨或祭祀用的牛、羊、猪);牺宰(古代祭祀时掌管牺牲的官吏)。
Examples: Such as: sacrificial cattle (pure color cattle used in ancient sacrifices); sacrificial sheep (pure color sheep used in ancient sacrifices); sacrificial offerings (cattle, sheep, or pigs for feasts or rituals); sacrificial official (an official in charge of sacrifices).
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