墓木已拱

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Chinese

already; to stop; then
already; to stop; then; afterwards
 
fold hands in salute; to arch
trad. (墓木已拱) 墓木
simp. #(墓木已拱) 墓木

Etymology

Originally from a curse uttered by the Duke Mu of Qin to Jianshu:

[Classical Chinese, trad.]
寿 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
Ěr hé zhī! Zhōngshòu, ěr zhī 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

  1. to have been dead for a long time