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Chinese
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already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards |
fold hands in salute; to arch
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墓木
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已
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拱
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墓木
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已
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拱
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Etymology
Originally from a curse uttered by the Duke Mu of Qin to Jianshu:
爾何知！中壽，爾墓之木拱矣！
尔何知！中寿，尔墓之木拱矣！ - From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Ěr hé zhī! Zhōngshòu, ěr mù zhī mù gǒng yǐ!
- What do you know! Had you, old thing, died at an average age, trees by your grave would have grown larger trunks than what could be embraced with both arms!
Pronunciation
Idiom
墓木已拱
- to have been dead for a long time