喬遷

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See also: 乔迁

Chinese

tall to move; to shift
trad. (喬遷) 喬 遷
simp. (乔迁) 乔 迁
Literally: “(of a bird) to move to a taller (tree)”.

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 165 (《詩經·小雅·伐木》):

伐木丁丁，鳥鳴嚶嚶。
出自幽谷，遷于喬木。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
伐木丁丁，鸟鸣嘤嘤。
出自幽谷，迁于乔木。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Fámù zhēngzhēng, niǎo míng yīngyīng.
Chū zì yōugǔ, qiān yú qiáo mù.
On the trees go the blows zheng-zheng; And the birds cry out ying-ying.
One issues from the dark valley, And removes to the lofty tree.

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Verb

喬遷

  1. (figurative, honorific) to move to a better place; to move to a new house or get a promotion

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