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Chinese
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as if; still
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child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; ( noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
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猶
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子
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| simp. (犹子)
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犹
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子
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| Literally: “comparable to one's own child/son”.
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Etymology
Originally from a passage from the Liji (《禮記》) in the context of the proper rites of mourning:
Gradually the phrase was taken out of its original context and became idiomatic, despite (prescriptionist) objections from classical scholars.[1] For non-idiomatic usages, see the individual characters 猶, 子.
Pronunciation
Noun
猶子
- nephew (son of a brother)
伯兮叔兮，同見戮於猶子。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
伯兮叔兮，同见戮于犹子。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Yu Xin, c. 578, The Lament for the South (《哀江南賦》)
- Bó xī shū xī, tóng jiànlù yú yóuzǐ.
- His sons, young and old, lost their lives to the nephew.
拿破侖一世破壞法蘭西共和，帝制自為，身敗名辱。其猶子拿破侖三世，仍明目張膽，蹈其覆轍。 [MSC, trad.]
拿破仑一世破坏法兰西共和，帝制自为，身败名辱。其犹子拿破仑三世，仍明目张胆，蹈其覆辙。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1916, Ch'en Tu-hsiu (陳獨秀), The Resurrection of Yuan Shih-k'ai (《袁世凱復活》).
- Nápòlún Yīshì pòhuài Fǎlánxī gònghé, dìzhì zìwéi, shēnbài míngrǔ. Qí yóuzǐ Nápòlún Sānshì, réng míngmùzhāngdǎn, dǎo qí fùzhé.
- Napoleon I betrayed the French republic and crowned himself Emperor; he ended up defeated and disgraced. Yet his nephew, Napoleon III, still brazenly followed his footprints to the ruinous end.
- (uncommon) niece
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