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渊
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Definitions
- 1. deep pool
- 2. deep
- 3. profound
Words Containing 渊
erudite
(lit.) gathering place of fish or other creatures
origin
profound (knowledge)
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]
abyss
nasosinusitis
deep valley
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖[táng gāo zǔ] (566-635), reigned 618-626
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
deep and still
Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000
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)
deep
abyss
vast and profound
honest and far-seeing
clear, deep water
broad and extensive (of knowledge etc)
abyss
(lit.) abyss and ocean
deep springs
Yan Yuan (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子[kǒng fū zǐ], also known as 顏回|颜回[yán huí]
profound silence
erudite but open-minded
deep and profound meaning
a complete contrast
profundity
erudite and sophisticated
profound thoughts or ideas
deep valley
distance between two poles
profound or erudite plans
rich and variegated
vast and profound