惡乎
Chinese
evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated | (interrog. part.) | ||
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trad. (惡乎) | 惡 | 乎 | |
simp. (恶乎) | 恶 | 乎 | |
variant forms | 惡虖/恶虖 |
Pronunciation
Pronoun
惡乎
- (literary) how; what; where
- 君子去仁,惡乎成名? [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jūnzǐ qù rén, wūhū chéng míng? [Pinyin]
- If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfill the requirements of that name?
君子去仁,恶乎成名? [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 卒然問曰:「天下惡乎定?」吾對曰:「定于一。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, circa 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Cùrán wèn yuē: “Tiānxià wūhū dìng?” Wú duì yuē: “Dìng yú yī.” [Pinyin]
- Abruptly he asked me, "How can the kingdom be settled?" I replied, "It will be settled by being united under one sway."
卒然问曰:“天下恶乎定?”吾对曰:“定于一。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- 何所