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楣 [méi]
名
1. 门框上的横木。
Lintel over the door.
2. 房屋的横梁,即二梁。
Cross beam of a house, also known as the secondary beam.
3. 屋檐口,椽端的横板。
The edge of the eaves, the horizontal board at the end of the rafters.
本义: 屋檐口椽端的横板
Original meaning: The horizontal board at the end of the eaves of a house.
造字法: 形声。从木,眉声。
Character formation: Phono-semantic compound; composed of the radical for wood (木) and the phonetic component for "mei" (眉).
引:
1. 《说文》: 楣,屋边联也。齐谓之檐,楚谓之梠,秦谓之楣。徐锴曰:“按尔雅,‘楣谓之梁’谓门上横梁也。”
From "Shuowen": "Mei, the side of the house. In Qi it is called 'eaves', in Chu it is called 'lu', and in Qin it is called 'mei'. Xu Kai said: 'According to Erya, 'mei' refers to the lintel above the door."
2. 枚乘《七发》: 阳气见于眉(楣)宇之间。按,以屋之近前下垂处,喻额前也。
From Mei Cheng's "Seven Poems": "The yang energy appears between the eyebrows (mei) and the roof. This refers to the drooping part close to the front of the house, which is an analogy for the forehead."
3. 《仪礼·乡饮礼》: 主人阼阶上当楣。
From "Rites of Zhou": "The host stands at the threshold under the lintel."
4. 《仪礼·公食礼》: 公当楣北乡皆是也。
From "Rites of Zhou": "The public should be under the lintel, which is the same across all regions."
5. 明·袁宏道《十景园小集》: 苍藤蔽檐楣,楚楚干云势。
From Yuan Hongdao's "Ten Scenic Garden": "The green vines obscure the eaves and lintel, delicate and enchanting against the clouds."
例:
又如: 楣机(比喻关键、重要之处)
For example: "Mei ji" (metaphor for the crucial or important point).
再次引:
1. 陆游《夏雨叹》: 蜗舍入门楣触额。
From Lu You's "Summer Rain": "The snail house brushes the lintel, touching the forehead."
2. 唐·李朝威《柳毅传》: 雕琉璃于翠楣。
From Li Zhaowei's "The Tale of Liu Yi": "Carving glazed tiles on the green lintel."
附例:
又如: 楣梁(房屋的次梁);楣栋(屋的正梁和次梁)
For example: "Mei liang" (the secondary beam of the house); "Mei dong" (the main and secondary beams of the house).
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