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Chinese
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arrange; exhibit; narrate arrange; exhibit; narrate; tell; old; stale; state; display; explain; surname |
to set up; to arrange; to establish to set up; to arrange; to establish; to found; to display |
| trad. (陳設)
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陳
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設
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| simp. (陈设)
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陈
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设
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Pronunciation
Note: Toneless - usually the noun sense.
Verb
陳設
- to display; to set out; to exhibit
諸奢飾之物，皆各緘縢，不敢陳設。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
诸奢饰之物，皆各缄縢，不敢陈设。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
- Zhū shē shì zhī wù, jiē gè jiān téng, bùgǎn chénshè.
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單說世上人貪心起處，便是十萬個金剛也降不住。明明的刑憲陳設在前，也顧不得了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
单说世上人贪心起处，便是十万个金刚也降不住。明明的刑宪陈设在前，也顾不得了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: 1628 CE, Ling Mengchu, Slapping the Table in Amazement I
- Dānshuō shìshàng rén tānxīn qǐ chù, biànshì shíwàn ge jīngāng yě jiàng bùzhù. Míngmíng de xíngxiàn chénshè zàiqián, yě gùbùdé le.
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Synonyms
Noun
陳設
- furnishings; displayed things
References
- “Entry #123323”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.