"推敲" meaning in Chinese

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        "2": "Birds built their nests by a serene pond up the tree;\nBeneath the Moon, a monk pushes on the door wooden.",
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  "etymology_text": "From the story of the Tang dynasty poet Jia Dao (779–843). Legend has it that one day while he was riding on his donkey, he was deliberating over the following line in his poem:\n鳥宿池邊樹，僧推月下門。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]鸟宿池边树，僧推月下门。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nNiǎo sù chí biān shù, sēng tuī yuè xià mén. [Pinyin]\nBirds built their nests by a serene pond up the tree;\nBeneath the Moon, a monk pushes on the door wooden.\nHe was pondering whether the 推 (“to push”) should be replaced by 敲 (“to knock”).\nIn fact, he was so engrossed in his deliberation that he did not notice an official's convoy coming, and ran straight into it. He was then taken for questioning on why he failed to avoid the convoy, and he explained that he was deep in thought about a poem he composed. The official whom Jia ran into was Han Yu, a famous Tang dynasty essayist and poet. After deliberation, Han said 敲 (“to knock”) would be a better word choice in this verse, since it highlights the quietness of the night. Jia regarded Han as his “one-character teacher” (一字師), followed his advice, and finalised verses of the poem.",
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          "english": "to be unable to stand up to scrutiny",
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          "roman": "míngsī",
          "word": "冥思"
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        {
          "roman": "míngxiǎng",
          "word": "冥想"
        },
        {
          "roman": "pǐnwèi",
          "word": "品味"
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        {
          "roman": "xúnwèi",
          "word": "尋味"
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        {
          "roman": "xúnwèi",
          "word": "寻味"
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          "word": "尋思"
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          "roman": "sīlǜ",
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          "word": "思維"
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          "word": "思维"
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          "roman": "si1 cai2",
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          "roman": "diānduo",
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          "word": "掂量"
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          "word": "揣摩"
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          "word": "斟酌"
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          "roman": "zuómo",
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          "roman": "suànjì",
          "word": "算計"
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          "roman": "suànjì",
          "word": "算计"
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          "roman": "kǎolǜ",
          "word": "考慮"
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          "word": "考虑"
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          "roman": "zhuóxiǎng",
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          "roman": "gùquán",
          "word": "顧全"
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          "roman": "gùquán",
          "word": "顾全"
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          "roman": "gùjí",
          "word": "顧及"
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        {
          "roman": "gùjí",
          "word": "顾及"
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        "Han Yu",
        "Jia Dao",
        "Tang dynasty"
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      "zh-pron": "tuīqiāo"
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄠ"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "teoi¹ haau¹"
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      "zh-pron": "thui-khau"
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      "zh-pron": "tueiciao"
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      "zh-pron": "twēi-chyāu"
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      "zh-pron": "toey¹ haau¹"
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      "zh-pron": "tui'qaw"
    },
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      "ipa": "/tʰui³³ kʰau³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/tʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰau⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ haːu̯⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰui³³ kʰau³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰau⁴⁴/"
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  "word": "推敲"
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        "2": "Birds built their nests by a serene pond up the tree;\nBeneath the Moon, a monk pushes on the door wooden.",
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      "expansion": "鳥宿池邊樹，僧推月下門。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]鸟宿池边树，僧推月下门。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nNiǎo sù chí biān shù, sēng tuī yuè xià mén. [Pinyin]\nBirds built their nests by a serene pond up the tree;\nBeneath the Moon, a monk pushes on the door wooden.",
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  "etymology_text": "From the story of the Tang dynasty poet Jia Dao (779–843). Legend has it that one day while he was riding on his donkey, he was deliberating over the following line in his poem:\n鳥宿池邊樹，僧推月下門。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]鸟宿池边树，僧推月下门。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nNiǎo sù chí biān shù, sēng tuī yuè xià mén. [Pinyin]\nBirds built their nests by a serene pond up the tree;\nBeneath the Moon, a monk pushes on the door wooden.\nHe was pondering whether the 推 (“to push”) should be replaced by 敲 (“to knock”).\nIn fact, he was so engrossed in his deliberation that he did not notice an official's convoy coming, and ran straight into it. He was then taken for questioning on why he failed to avoid the convoy, and he explained that he was deep in thought about a poem he composed. The official whom Jia ran into was Han Yu, a famous Tang dynasty essayist and poet. After deliberation, Han said 敲 (“to knock”) would be a better word choice in this verse, since it highlights the quietness of the night. Jia regarded Han as his “one-character teacher” (一字師), followed his advice, and finalised verses of the poem.",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄠ"
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    {
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        "Quanzhou"
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      "word": "冥思"
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    {
      "roman": "míngxiǎng",
      "word": "冥想"
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      "roman": "pǐnwèi",
      "word": "品味"
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      "roman": "xúnwèi",
      "word": "尋味"
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    {
      "roman": "xúnwèi",
      "word": "寻味"
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "roman": "niàn",
      "word": "念"
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        "literary"
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      "word": "思"
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    {
      "roman": "sīxiǎng",
      "word": "思想"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sīlǜ",
      "word": "思慮"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sīlǜ",
      "word": "思虑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sīsuǒ",
      "word": "思索"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sīwéi",
      "word": "思維"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sīwéi",
      "word": "思维"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sīkǎo",
      "word": "思考"
    },
    {
      "roman": "si1 cai2",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "思裁"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sīliáng",
      "word": "思量"
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      "roman": "shènsī",
      "word": "慎思"
    },
    {
      "roman": "diānduo",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "掂掇"
    },
    {
      "roman": "diānliáng",
      "word": "掂量"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chuǎimó",
      "word": "揣摩"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhēnzhuó",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "斟酌"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chénsī",
      "word": "沉思"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shēnsī",
      "word": "深思"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhàogù",
      "word": "照顧"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhàogù",
      "word": "照顾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wánwèi",
      "word": "玩味"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "玩弄"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zuómo",
      "word": "琢磨"
    },
    {
      "roman": "suànjì",
      "word": "算計"
    },
    {
      "roman": "suànjì",
      "word": "算计"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kǎolǜ",
      "word": "考慮"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kǎolǜ",
      "word": "考虑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kǔsī",
      "word": "苦思"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuóxiǎng",
      "word": "著想"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuóxiǎng",
      "word": "着想"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jìsuàn",
      "word": "計算"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jìsuàn",
      "word": "计算"
    },
    {
      "word": "計較"
    },
    {
      "word": "计较"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shèxiǎng",
      "word": "設想"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shèxiǎng",
      "word": "设想"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gùquán",
      "word": "顧全"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gùquán",
      "word": "顾全"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gùjí",
      "word": "顧及"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gùjí",
      "word": "顾及"
    }
  ],
  "word": "推敲"
}