越鳧楚乙

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Chinese

to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
wild duck; to swim
distinct; clear; orderly
distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname
 
2nd heavenly stem
trad. (越鳧楚乙)
simp. (越凫楚乙)
Literally: “Yue duck, Chu swallow”.

Etymology

From a passage in the Book of Southern Qi. () is an orthographic variant of 𠃉, more commonly written as 𱉇 () today.

以爲以爲 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
鸿以为以为 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Southern Qi, by Xiao Zixian, 6th century CE
Xī yǒu hóng fēi tiān shǒu, jī yuǎn nán liàng. Yuè rén yǐwèi fú, Chǔ rén yǐwèi yǐ.
In the past there was a swan flying towards the sky, but it was extremely far away and could not be seen easily. The people of Yue thought it was a duck, while the people of Chu thought it was a swallow.

Pronunciation


Idiom

越鳧楚乙

  1. (literary) to make an incorrect judgment due to one's own subjectivity