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隙 [xì]
[名] (noun)
【本义】: 墙上开裂的裂缝
(Original meaning: A crack on a wall)
【造字法】: 会意。从阜(fù)亦声。阜,土山,与土有关。
(Character creation: Ideogram. From 阜(fù), which is a homophone; 阜 refers to an earthen hill, which is related to soil.)
1. 裂缝:~罅(裂缝)。缝~。~大而墙坏。
(Crack: e.g., 罅隙 (crack). 穿缝 (to sew a gap). If it’s too big, the wall will fall apart.)
2. 感情上的裂痕:~嫌。有~。仇~。
(Emotional rift: e.g., 恨隙 (grudge). There is a rift. 感情的仇隙 (emotional feud).)
3. 闲,空:~地(空地)。农~。
(Free, empty: e.g., 空地 (vacant land). Farming gaps (time between farming activities).)
4. 机会,空子:乘~。
(Opportunity, loophole: e.g., seizing an opportunity.)
5. 际,接近:“北~乌丸、夫馀”。
(Near, approach: e.g., “In the north, nearby 乌丸 and 夫馀.”)
【引】 (Citations)
1. 《说文》: 隙,壁际孔也。
(Shuōwén: 隙 (xì) refers to a hole at the edge of the wall.)
2. 《广雅》: 隙,裂也。
(Guǎngyǎ: 隙 (xì) means裂 (to crack).)
3. 《左传》: 墙之隙坏,谁之咎也。
(Zuǒzhuàn: If the crack in the wall breaks, who is to blame?)
4. 《礼记·三年问》: 若驷之过隙。
(Lǐjì: Like a four-horse carriage passing through a crack.)
5. 《国语·周语下》: 二间夹钟出四隙之细也。
(Guóyǔ: The sound of the clock comes through the four cracks.)
【例】 (Examples)
又如: 裂隙; 罅隙; 隙穴(空隙与洞穴); 隙地(空地); 隙积(带有空隙垛体的体积)
(E.g., 裂隙 (crevice); 罅隙 (fissure); 隙穴 (gap or cavity); 隙地 (vacant land); 隙积 (volume with gaps).)
2. 空子 ([En.] loophole; opportunity)
【引】
1. 《孙子·谋攻》: 辅隙则国必弱。
(Sunzi: If you assist on loopholes, the nation will surely weaken.)
2. 《汉书·刘琨劝进表》: 狡冠窥窬,伺国瑕隙。
(Han Shu: Cunning people sneak around, looking for flaws in the nation.)
3. 要道;孔道 ([En.] thoroughfare)
【引】
1. 《史记》: 及秦文、德、缪居雍,隙陇、蜀之货物而多贾。
(Shǐjì: At that time, goods from Qin, Wen, and Miao were often transported through the thoroughfare.)
4. 空闲的地方或时间 ([En.] interval)
【引】
1. 《左传·哀公十二年》: 宋、郑之间有隙地焉。
(Zuǒzhuàn: There is empty land between Song and Zheng.)
2. 《国语·周语上》: 蒐于农隙。
(Guóyǔ: Harvesting during farming gaps.)
5. 感情的裂痕 ([En.] rift)
【引】
1. 《三国演义》: 太常卿滕胤,素与诸葛恪有隙。
(Sānguó yǎnyì: The minister, Teng Yin, had a rift with Zhuge Ke.)
6. 缺点,过失 ([En.] fault)
【引】
1. 《孙子》:辅周则国必强,辅隙则国必弱。
(Sunzi: Assist the comprehensive; the nation will be strong; assist the flaws, and it will be weak.)
7. 怨恨 ([En.] resentment)
【引】
1. 《西游记》: 两个在翠云山前,不论亲情,却只讲仇隙。
(Xīyóu jì: The two at Cuiyun Mountain, regardless of family ties, only spoke of resentments.)
【动】 (verb)
1. 弯曲 ([En.] bend)
【例】 (Example) 如: 隙曲(弯曲)
(E.g., 隙曲 (bent).)
2. 分裂 ([En.] split)
【引】
1. 郭沫若《北伐途次》: 黄色的脸色转化成了苍白色。嘴是隙着的。
(Guō Mòruò: The yellow face turned pale. The mouth was slightly open.)
【例】
又如: 隙末(指交谊终至于破裂)
(E.g., 隙末 (to refer to a friendship reaching a breaking point).)
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