渊
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Definitions
- 1. deep pool
- 2. deep
- 3. profound
Words Containing 渊
origin
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
abyss
Liu Yuan (c. 251-310), warlord at the end of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[xī jìn], founder of Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms 成漢|成汉[chéng hàn] (304-347)
honest and far-seeing
distance between two poles
a complete contrast
Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000
abyss
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖[táng gāo zǔ] (566-635), reigned 618-626
vast and profound
abyss
erudite
deep valley
rich and variegated
broad and extensive (of knowledge etc)
profound thoughts or ideas
erudite but open-minded
deep springs
vast and profound
(lit.) abyss and ocean
profound (knowledge)
deep and still
profundity
(lit.) gathering place of fish or other creatures
deep and profound meaning
profound or erudite plans
erudite and sophisticated
deep valley
deep
profound silence
clear, deep water
see 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网[lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng]
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
Yan Yuan (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子[kǒng fū zǐ], also known as 顏回|颜回[yán huí]
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