孤寂
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lone; lonely | lonesome | ||
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trad. (孤寂) | 孤 | 寂 | |
simp. #(孤寂) | 孤 | 寂 |
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孤寂
- lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
- 《百年孤寂》 ― “Bǎi Nián Gūjì” ― One Hundred Years of Solitude
- 時人見余守孤寂,為言一生無所益。余則閒吟孤寂章,始知光陰不虛擲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 800, Danxia Tianran, 《孤寂吟》
- Shírén jiàn yú shǒu gūjì, wèi yán yīshēng wúsuǒ yì. Yú zé xián yín gūjì zhāng, shǐ zhī guāngyīn bù xūzhì. [Pinyin]
- When people these days see me remain in my lonesomeness, they say that I have had no profit my entire life. But when I leisurely recite my works of solitude, only then do I know I have not squandered my days.
时人见余守孤寂,为言一生无所益。余则闲吟孤寂章,始知光阴不虚掷。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 掃地焚香晝掩關,此身孤寂此心閑。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- From: c. 1600, 善修 (Seonsu), 《山中閑咏》 ("Leisurely tunes amid the mountains"), 《浮休堂大師集》 (Works of Great Master Buhyu-dang)
- Soji bunhyang ju eom gwan, cha sin gojeok cha sim han. [Sino-Korean]
- Sweeping the floor and burning incense, shutting the doors during day―this body of mine is desolate, but this spirit of mine is leisurely.
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