The Verb Meaning of "Tao" in Classical Chinese

1. Some words in classical Chinese have different meanings, usages and original meanings. If strategy is not famous, it is actually a shorthand technique in ancient Chinese and a noun in modern grammar. This is just an illusion. In fact, there was no such thing in ancient times. So in ancient Chinese, all words can be used as verbs, and all nouns can be used as verbs. For example:

When I was writing a book, now it means calligraphy.

Is it a meal? -rice is eaten, and now it is eaten.

How dare you? -Rationality is reasoning and theory, and modernity is truth. Wait a minute.

Reference:

1. The mountain is not high, but the fairy is famous. (Name: originally it means "fame", here is a verb, which means fame. )

2. And I am less official and more fake. (stone: be an official. )

2. Taoist characters have several meanings in ancient Chinese. Taoist characters have 14 meanings in ancient Chinese, as follows:

1, used as a noun, meaning: road; Road.

Source: Sima Qian's "Chen She Family" in the Western Han Dynasty: "It rains heavily and the road is blocked."

Interpretation: It happened that it was raining heavily and the road was impassable.

2. Used as a noun, meaning: Tao; Methods; Measures.

Source: Su Xun's Six Kingdoms in the Northern Song Dynasty: "If you complain about Qin, you will die, and the road to death will be broken."

Interpretation: Because of competing to bribe the country, one's national strength has declined, which is the way to national subjugation.

3. Used as a noun, meaning: regularity; Law.

Source: The Warring States and Zhuang Zhou's "Knowing Cows": "The minister of goodness is also good, and the Tao is also involved in technology."

Interpretation: I am exploring the law of things, which has gone beyond the pursuit of cattle slaughtering technology.

4. Used as a noun, meaning: truth; Reason.

Source: Tang Hanyu's "Teacher's Theory": "I have heard the Taoist scriptures one after another, and my skills are specialized."

Interpretation: the truth you hear comes first, then comes, and the skill science has its own research direction.

5. Used as a noun, meaning: morality; Morality.

Source: Sima Qian's "Chen She Family" in the Western Han Dynasty: "If there is no way to cut, Qin will die."

Interpretation: Destroy the unjust tyrant and the cruel Qin Dynasty.

6. Used as a noun, meaning: theory; Advocate.

Source: Song Minglian's Preface to Sending Ma Sheng to Dongyang: "If you add a crown, you will benefit from the sage."

Interpretation: After reaching adulthood at the age of 20, the theory of sages is increasingly respected.

7, used as a verb, meaning: say; Tell me.

Source: Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Garden in the Eastern Jin Dynasty: "Outsiders can't be good."

Interpretation: It is not worth telling outsiders.

8. Used as a verb, meaning: preach "guide". Tour guide.

Source: The Analects of Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period? A country is a thousand times as big. It respects things and believes, saves money and loves others, so that people can make time. "

Interpretation: To govern a country with thousands of cars and horses, we should carefully handle state affairs, be honest and diligent, save and cherish people's resources, and arrange people to plant according to seasons.

9. Used as a verb, meaning: preach "guide". Dredge.

Source: Zhou Pre-Qin philosophers "Shangshu? Yu Gong: "Nine rivers are roads. "

Interpretation: Dredged nine rivers.

10, used as a noun, means: the name of ancient administrative divisions. In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the whole country was divided into ten roads, each governing each state. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were roads under the provincial administrative regions, and roads were under the jurisdiction of the government. Its main officials are called Taoism or Taoist officials and Taoist platforms.

Source: The newspaper Zuo Anecdote: "The teacher guards the defense with the Tao."

Commentary: Shi Gong was ordered to guard this area of Lu Feng Road.

1 1. Used as a noun, meaning: Taoism for short.

Source: Ban Gu of Han Dynasty, Hanshu? Yi Wenzhi: "The Taoist flows, and the historian builds."

Explanation: Taoist school probably originated from ancient historians.

12, used as a verb, means: think.

Source: Feng Ming Menglong's "Meeting the Fairy in the Garden": "He will leave in a while, but this fellow deliberately shows off."

Interpretation: He thought he would leave after a while, but he didn't expect this man to show off on purpose.

13, used as a preposition, meaning: from; By.

Source: pre-Qin "Guanzi" Guanzi? Prohibition of Tibet: "All feelings of controlling chaos begin with Tao. "

Interpretation: The root of all chaos control starts from above.

14, used as a quantifier, the same as "Liang".

Source: Tang Yuanzhen's "Make Dongchuan Wang Xi Post": "In front of a moonlight pillow."

Interpretation: A beam of moonlight shines on the pillow.

3. The meaning of "Tao" in ancient Chinese: road 1, historical records: heavy rain, but Tao can't pass.

2 law, truth Mencius: if you get more help, you will get less help if you lose it.

3 refers to Taoism and the Three Kingdoms of Taoism: grandfather's mausoleum, visiting Shu, learning Taoism in the mountains, and making Taoist books to confuse the people.

4 ideas, thoughts and theories "The Analects of Confucius": My Tao is consistent.

5 from, from the tube: all feel confused, pointing out.

6 say, talk about the theory of salt and iron: modify the mask of hypocrisy to confuse reality, and learn from the past to harm the present.

7 guide to Han Shu: only the king sent someone to see him off.

8 levels, dredge the left level: it is better to make up your mind.

9 Quantifier Wang Xiyi Yuan Zhen: The devil's lights went out again, and a moonlight lay across his pillow.

10 domain name of ancient administrative region