好逑
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Chinese[edit]
good; well; be fond of | collect; to match | ||
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trad. (好逑) | 好 | 逑 | |
simp. #(好逑) | 好 | 逑 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
好逑
- (literary) good mate; ideal spouse
- 窈窕淑女,君子好逑。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yǎotiǎo shūnǚ, jūnzǐ hǎoqiú. [Pinyin]
- The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady:
For our prince a good mate she.