Found in ancient classical Chinese, it can be used as verb, pronoun, first person and structural auxiliary word. Now it is generally used to mean "yes" or to refer to others, such as a friend's wife, taking it for granted and so on.
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1, a structural auxiliary word, indicating ownership and affiliation: pure child ~ heart.
2. Structural auxiliary words, indicating the modification relationship: slow down ~ plan; Uninvited ~ guests; Don't violate it.
3. Structural auxiliary words, used between the subject and the predicate, make it a sentence component: "The road to the line, the world is public".
4. Syllable auxiliary words, empty and meaningless: very long ~.
5. Pronouns, not people or things: set aside ~ degrees; Take it for granted
6. Pronouns, this and that: "~ Two bugs, how do you know?"
7. Verb: "I want to go to the South China Sea".
8. Pass the meaning of "Ye"
Mozi Da: "A saint is also for the world." The previous sentence also means "zhi". Everything is done by Han Feizi to get rid of the old: "Invisibility also hurts people, that is, ghosts hurt people ..." "Jia Zi Zheng Da": "The decline of a gentleman is countless." The last word "ye" is used as an auxiliary word of positive tone, and the other two words "ye" both mean "zhi". (Excerpted from Huang Xianfan's Preliminary Study on Interpretation of Ancient Books-Selected Academic Papers of Huang Xianfan) 4 14)
auxiliary word
1. Used as a written language, between the attributive and the head word, it forms a radical phrase.
Example: Junko ~ Heart; Attack the shield with a spear.
2. Used as a written language, between the subject and the predicate, it cancels the independence of the sentence and becomes a biased structure.
For example: China ~ Da/Da Dao ~ Ye Hang.
3. Syllable auxiliary words, empty, meaningless, complement syllables, and removal have no effect on the structural meaning of sentences.
Example: For a long time ~; It's been a long time ~, and my eyes seem to have faded
pronoun
1. Used as written language and personal pronoun to replace people or things.
For example: do the opposite ~; That makes sense.
2. Used as written language, personal pronoun and virtual reference.
Example: It's been a long time ~
3. Used as written language, demonstrative pronoun, this and that.
Example: ~ Erchong
verb
Used as a written language.
Example: What would you do?
originate from
1, Historical Records Chen She Family: "Eh, do sparrows know the ambition of swans?"
When Chen She was young, he tried to plow with the help of people. When he quit farming, he regretted for a long time and said, "Be rich, be rich."
Don't forget the calligraphy "Swallows know the ambition of swans". The servant smiled and replied, "If you plow for your servant, how can you be rich?" "Chen She sighed and said," alas, sparrows know the ambition of swans! "Source: Historical Records Volume 36:" Whew, do sparrows know the ambition of a swan? "
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When Chen She was young, he was hired to farm with others. (One day) Chen She stopped farming and went to the highland near the field (rest). He sighed indignantly for a long time because of disappointment and said, "If (one day) we are rich, don't forget our old friends." The employees smiled and replied, "You are a hired farmer. Where did you get the money?" Chen She sighed and said, "Alas, how can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan!" "