戰慄
See also: 战栗
Chinese
to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle |
afraid; trembling | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (戰慄/戰栗) | 戰 | 慄/栗 | |
| simp. (战栗) | 战 | 栗 | |
| alternative forms | 顫慄/颤栗 | ||
Etymology
From the Analects, Book 3 (《論語·八佾》):
- 哀公問社於宰我。宰我對曰:「夏后氏以松,殷人以柏,周人以栗。曰:『使民戰栗。』」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Āi gōng wèn shè yú Zǎi wǒ. Zǎi wǒ duì yuē: “Xiàhòushì yǐ sōng, yīn rén yǐ bǎi, zhōu rén yǐ lì. Yuē: ‘Shǐ mín zhànlì.’” [Pinyin]
- The duke Ai asked Zai Wo about the altars of the spirits of the land. Zai Wo replied, "The Xia sovereign planted the pine tree about them; the men of the Yin planted the cypress; and the men of the Zhou planted the chestnut tree, meaning thereby to cause the people to be in awe."
哀公问社于宰我。宰我对曰:“夏后氏以松,殷人以柏,周人以栗。曰:‘使民战栗。’” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
栗 (lì, “chestnut”) and 慄/栗 (lì, “to tremble”) are homophonic.
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Derived terms
- 戰戰慄慄/战战栗栗
Descendants
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