即事
Chinese
namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near | matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair | ||
---|---|---|---|
simp. and trad. (即事) | 即 | 事 |
Pronunciation
Verb
即事
- (literary) to perform one's work; to be at one's duty; to take part in an activity
- 宣子辭焉,使即事於會,成愷悌也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Xuānzǐ cí yān, shǐ jíshì yú huì, chéng kǎitì yě. [Pinyin]
- Xuanzi (of Fan) apologised to him (Juzhi) and invited him to participate in the convention, so that his reputation as a "graceful and courteous lord" could be preserved.
宣子辞焉,使即事于会,成恺悌也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 百官共財,百工即事,司馬視城脩卒伍。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mozi, c. 4th century BCE
- Bǎiguān gòngcái, bǎigōng jíshì, sīmǎ shì chéng xiū zúwǔ. [Pinyin]
- The officials share (a common collection of) resources; the artisans and workers perform (their respective) jobs; and the military officers inspect the fortification and train the troops.
百官共财,百工即事,司马视城脩卒伍。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to describe events or surroundings at a particular location
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
---|---|
即 | 事 |
そく Grade: S | じ Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
---|
卽事 (kyūjitai) |
Noun
即事 • (sokuji)
- a description of the events or surroundings at a location
- c. 1420: Rōshōdō Nihon Kōroku
- 是月十五日受命發京路上即事
- c. 1420: Rōshōdō Nihon Kōroku
References
- Song, Hui-Gyeong; Shōsuke Murai (1987) Rōshōdō Nihon Kōroku, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN