Classical Chinese to describe sudden understanding

1. Words to describe sudden understanding

Great enlightenment, awakening from a great dream, sudden enlightenment, longing for enlightenment, waking up from a dream

1. Great enlightenment [ dà chè dà wù ]

Explanation: Che: understand; Wu: understand. Describes a complete awakening.

From the wedge of "Yi Yin Geng Xin" by Zheng Dehui of the Yuan Dynasty: "When Gai Fan ascended to heaven, he first visited the poor Tao and was taught the immortal secrets. After achieving great enlightenment, he could ascend to the Nine Heavens to see the truth and observe the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty."

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Translation: This is because when I ascended to heaven, I first understood the Tao, and the professor gave me the Immortal Art. After I fully awakened, I could ascend to the Nine Heavens to see the past and the future.

2. Waking up from a big dream [ dà mèng chū xǐng ]

Explanation: It’s like waking up after a big dream. It is a metaphor for being blinded by wrong things for a long time and beginning to wake up.

From: "Zhuangzi·Equality of Things" by Zhuangzi in the Warring States Period: "There is a great awakening, and then you know that this is a great dream."

Translation: Suddenly you wake up, and then you know this It's a big dream.

3. Sudden enlightenment [huǎng rán dà wù]

Explanation: Sudden: sudden awakening; Wu: understanding in the heart. The description suddenly became clear.

From: Volume 5 of "Jingde Chuandeng Lu" by Shi Daoyuan of the Song Dynasty: "Jian was taught and suddenly understood."

Translation: Jian was taught and suddenly understood.

4. Jingran has enlightenment [ jǐng rán yǒu wù ]

Explanation: Jingran: the appearance of awakening. Become aware.

From: "The Book of Songs: Ode to Panshui" compiled by Confucius of Zhou Dynasty: "I long for the Huaiyi people and come to offer their Chen." Zhu Xi: "Longing means awakening."

Translation: "The Huaiyi people who have awakened came to offer their Chen." Zhu Xi said: "Pei Jing, awakened."

5. Like waking up from a dream [ rú mèng chū xǐng ]

Explanation: Xiang just woke up from a dream. It means that you have been confused in the past, but you have just understood it after being inspired by others or facts.

From: Chapter 11 of Feng Menglong's "Records of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" of the Ming Dynasty: "When I heard Zhong's words, I felt like waking up from a dream."

Translation: After I heard Guan Zhong's words, Just figured it out. 2. Classical Chinese that describes something bad happening suddenly

It means that an event or action occurs suddenly, extremely quickly, and unexpectedly, such as: suddenly, suddenly, violently, urgently.

①Suddenly someone shouted: "Fire started." (Lin Sihuan, "Vitriol") ②Suddenly a Biao army bumped into the front and shouted: "Wei Yan is here!" (Luo Guanzhong, "The Death of Yang Xiu") ③Suddenly touch the ruler, and the sound is complete.

(Lin Sihuan's "Vitriol") ④ Tu burst out and chopped the wolf's head with a knife. (Pu Songling's "Wolf") ⑤Ding Bo then carried the ghost on his shoulders and held on to it in a hurry.

(Qian Bao's "Song Dingbo Catching Ghosts") ⑥ Urgent order for medical treatment. (Luo Guanzhong's "The Death of Yang Xiu") Examples ①~④ "Suddenly", "Suddenly" and "Bao" all have the meaning of "suddenly".

Example ⑤⑥ "Ji" means "hurriedly". In addition to expressing the haste of action, it also emphasizes the meaning of haste and hurriedness.