湊合

湊合

1. (colloquial) passable; acceptable

湊合

1. (dated) to join; to converge; to merge

   • 左會謝沭眾溪，派流湊合。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     左会谢沭众溪，派流凑合。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Li Daoyuan, Commentary on the Water Classic, 386-534 CE

     Zuǒ huì Xièshù zhòng xī, pàiliú còuhé.

     On (the river's) left side it meets the streams of Xieshu (county), where the waterways diverge and merge again.

2. (colloquial) to gather together; to collect
3. (colloquial) to make do; to accept reluctantly; to accommodate
4. (colloquial) to improvise
5. (dated) to match; to be comparable with; to be up to; to be at one with

   • 人心若存得這天理，便與禮樂湊合得著，若無這天理，便與禮樂湊合不著。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     人心若存得这天理，便与礼乐凑合得着，若无这天理，便与礼乐凑合不着。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Various editors, Collected Conversations of Master Zhu, c. 13^th century CE

     Rénxīn ruò cún dé zhè tiānlǐ, biàn yǔ lǐyuè còuhé dé zháo, ruò wú zhè tiānlǐ, biàn yǔ lǐyuè còuhé bù zháo.

     If in one's xin (mind) there is a place for this li (absolute order), it's then possible for one to become at one with Propriety and Proper Music; otherwise, it's impossible for one to be so.

• (to gather together):

• (to make do):