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燎 [liáo]
1. To burn continuously.
2. To scald.
3. To illuminate.
燎 [liáo]
1. To burn continuously: ~荒 (burning wasteland), ~原烈火 (flames raging over the plain).
2. To scald: ~泡 (scalding bubble).
3. To illuminate.
燎 [liáo] (noun)
1. A torch placed on the ground, a large firebrand ([En.] torch).
燎 [liáo] (verb)
1. To scald ([En.] scald).
2. See also liǎo; liào.
燎 [liáo] (noun)
1. A torch placed on the ground, a large firebrand ([En.] torch).
[Referencing]
1. "The Book of Songs - Lesser雅: The light of the torches in the courtyard at night." Commentary: "A courtyard torch is set in the garden, used for illumination; larger than a candle."
2. "Fire on the ground is called '燎', holding it is '烛'."
[Example]
For example: 燎火 (burning torch); 燎炬 (firebrand); 燎烛 (candle torch).
燎 [liáo] (verb)
1. To scald ([En.] scald).
[Example]
For example: 燎浆泡 (scalding bubble).
2. See also liǎo; liào.
燎 [lià]
1. To burn close to a fire until charred.
[Example]
For example: To say, "my hair was ~."
燎 [liǎo] (verb)
1. The original meaning: to set fire to grass and trees.
2. [Creation Method]: Pictophonetic; composed of fire and the sound "尞 (liáo)."
1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] burn).
2. To roast, dry, or scorch ([En.] roast; scald).
3. To be singed by flames ([En.] singe).
4. To understand or clarify ([En.] understand).
5. See also liáo; liào.
燎 [liǎo] (verb)
1. To illuminate ([En.] illuminate).
2. To hunt at night ([En.] hunt in night).
3. To borrow meaning from "尞". To burn kindling in sacrifice to heaven ([En.] burn).
4. See also liáo; liǎo.
燎 [liào] (verb)
1. To illuminate ([En.] illuminate).
[Referencing]
1. "From Lüshi Chunqiu: Though Duke Huan did not speak, it was as if light illuminated the dark night."
2. To hunt at night ([En.] hunt in night).
[Referencing]
1. "In the past, there was a man named Yuan who hunted at night."
[Example]
For example: 燎猎 (night hunting).
3. To borrow meaning from "尞". To burn kindling in sacrifice to heaven ([En.] burn).
[Referencing]
1. "From Lüshi Chunqiu: In the new season of sacrifices, the gatherings of wood were burned." Commentary: "燎 refers to gathering firewood, placing jade and livestock on top to burn."
2. "Book of Songs - Great雅: What the people burned." Explanation: "Firewood for sacrificial offerings to heaven."
3. "Han Shu - Sima Xiangru: He honored it with sacrifice." Commentary: "To worship heaven."
4. "White Tiger Scriptures - Fengshan: Sacrifice to heaven, to honor the meaning."
[Example]
For example: 燎柴 (burning wood in a sacrifice); 燎祭 (one of the ancient sacrificial ceremonies that involved placing jade, silk, and livestock on a wood pile and burning it to sacrifice to heaven); 燎燔 (burning wood to conduct a sacrifice).
4. See also liáo; liǎo.
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