孔武有力
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Chinese[edit]
hole; surname | martial; military | to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
power; force; strength | ||
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trad. (孔武有力) | 孔 | 武 | 有 | 力 | |
simp. #(孔武有力) | 孔 | 武 | 有 | 力 |
Etymology[edit]
From the Classic of Poetry, poem 80 (《詩經·鄭風·羔裘》):
- 羔裘豹飾,孔武有力。
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Gāo qiú bào shì, kǒng wǔ yǒu lì.
Bǐ qí zhī zǐ, bāng zhī sī zhí. [Pinyin] - His lambs's fur, with its cuffs of leopard-skin. Looks grandly martial and strong.
That officer, In the country will ever hold to the right.
彼其之子,邦之司直。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
羔裘豹饰,孔武有力。
彼其之子,邦之司直。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
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Idiom[edit]
孔武有力
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