See 左右逢源 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"antonyms": [
{
"roman": "zuǒzhīyòuchù",
"tags": [
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"word": "左支右絀"
},
{
"roman": "zuǒzhīyòuchù",
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"word": "左支右绌"
},
{
"roman": "sìmiànshòudì",
"tags": [
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"word": "四面受敵"
},
{
"roman": "sìmiànshòudì",
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"word": "四面受敌"
}
],
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"kind": "other",
"name": "來自《孟子》的漢語成語",
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},
{
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"name": "官話成語",
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},
{
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"name": "官話詞元",
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "帶「右」的漢語詞",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "帶「左」的漢語詞",
"parents": [],
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "帶「源」的漢語詞",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "帶「逢」的漢語詞",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "有1個詞條的頁面",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "有國際音標的漢語詞",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "有引文的文言文詞",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "有詞條的頁面",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "漢語成語",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "漢語詞元",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "粵語成語",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "粵語詞元",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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"ref": "《孟子》，約公元前4世紀",
"roman": "Mèngzǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ shēnzào zhī yǐ dào, yù qí zì dé zhī yě. Zì dé zhī, zé jū zhī ān; jū zhī ān, zé zī zhī shēn; zī zhī shēn, zé qǔ zhī zuǒyòu féng qí yuán, gù jūnzǐ yù qí zì dé zhī yě.”",
"tags": [
"Pinyin",
"Classical-Chinese",
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"text": "孟子曰：「君子深造之以道，欲其自得之也。自得之，則居之安；居之安，則資之深；資之深，則取之左右逢其原，故君子欲其自得之也。」",
"translation": "君子想求高深的造詣是有一定的道路的，但要靠自己的努力才能得到；自己得到了，才能在辨別事物時處之安然；在辨別事物時處之安然，才能給與得深；給與得深，才能在處世中左右探尋到事物的本原；所以君子想要自己得到。"
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],
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"ref": "《孟子》，約公元前4世紀",
"roman": "Mèngzǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ shēnzào zhī yǐ dào, yù qí zì dé zhī yě. Zì dé zhī, zé jū zhī ān; jū zhī ān, zé zī zhī shēn; zī zhī shēn, zé qǔ zhī zuǒyòu féng qí yuán, gù jūnzǐ yù qí zì dé zhī yě.”",
"tags": [
"Pinyin",
"Classical-Chinese",
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"text": "孟子曰：「君子深造之以道，欲其自得之也。自得之，则居之安；居之安，则资之深；资之深，则取之左右逢其原，故君子欲其自得之也。」",
"translation": "君子想求高深的造詣是有一定的道路的，但要靠自己的努力才能得到；自己得到了，才能在辨別事物時處之安然；在辨別事物時處之安然，才能給與得深；給與得深，才能在處世中左右探尋到事物的本原；所以君子想要自己得到。"
}
],
"etymology_text": "語出《孟子·離婁下》，原作「左右逢原」：",
"forms": [
{
"form": "左右逢原"
}
],
"lang": "漢語",
"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "phrase",
"pos_title": "成語",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"左右兩邊都能夠得到水源。指學道有得，即可得心應手，取用不竭。"
],
"id": "zh-左右逢源-zh-phrase-EJTC7yCK",
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "zuǒyòuféngyuán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "zo² jau⁶ fung⁴ jyun⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "zuǒyòuféngyuán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "zuǒyòufóngyuán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade–Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "tso³-yu⁴-fêng²-yüan²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "dzwǒ-yòu-féng-ywán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "tzuooyowferngyuan"
},
{
"roman": "czojufɛnʺjuanʹ",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Cyrillic"
],
"zh_pron": "цзоюфэнъюань"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "zo² jau⁶ fung⁴ jyun⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Yale",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "jó yauh fùhng yùhn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "dzo² jau⁶ fung⁴ jyn⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "zo² yeo⁶ fung⁴ yun⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² fʊŋ²¹ jyːn²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"IPA"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "bāmiànlínglóng",
"tags": [
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"word": "八面玲瓏"
},
{
"roman": "bāmiànlínglóng",
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"word": "八面玲珑"
},
{
"tags": [
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"word": "八面見光"
},
{
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"word": "八面见光"
},
{
"roman": "wúwǎngbùlì",
"tags": [
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"word": "無往不利"
},
{
"roman": "wúwǎngbùlì",
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"word": "无往不利"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
],
"word": "左右逢源"
}
{
"antonyms": [
{
"roman": "zuǒzhīyòuchù",
"tags": [
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"word": "左支右絀"
},
{
"roman": "zuǒzhīyòuchù",
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"word": "左支右绌"
},
{
"roman": "sìmiànshòudì",
"tags": [
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"word": "四面受敵"
},
{
"roman": "sìmiànshòudì",
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"word": "四面受敌"
}
],
"categories": [
"來自《孟子》的漢語成語",
"官話成語",
"官話詞元",
"帶「右」的漢語詞",
"帶「左」的漢語詞",
"帶「源」的漢語詞",
"帶「逢」的漢語詞",
"有1個詞條的頁面",
"有國際音標的漢語詞",
"有引文的文言文詞",
"有詞條的頁面",
"漢語成語",
"漢語詞元",
"粵語成語",
"粵語詞元"
],
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"ref": "《孟子》，約公元前4世紀",
"roman": "Mèngzǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ shēnzào zhī yǐ dào, yù qí zì dé zhī yě. Zì dé zhī, zé jū zhī ān; jū zhī ān, zé zī zhī shēn; zī zhī shēn, zé qǔ zhī zuǒyòu féng qí yuán, gù jūnzǐ yù qí zì dé zhī yě.”",
"tags": [
"Pinyin",
"Classical-Chinese",
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"text": "孟子曰：「君子深造之以道，欲其自得之也。自得之，則居之安；居之安，則資之深；資之深，則取之左右逢其原，故君子欲其自得之也。」",
"translation": "君子想求高深的造詣是有一定的道路的，但要靠自己的努力才能得到；自己得到了，才能在辨別事物時處之安然；在辨別事物時處之安然，才能給與得深；給與得深，才能在處世中左右探尋到事物的本原；所以君子想要自己得到。"
},
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47
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47,
48
],
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49,
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],
"ref": "《孟子》，約公元前4世紀",
"roman": "Mèngzǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ shēnzào zhī yǐ dào, yù qí zì dé zhī yě. Zì dé zhī, zé jū zhī ān; jū zhī ān, zé zī zhī shēn; zī zhī shēn, zé qǔ zhī zuǒyòu féng qí yuán, gù jūnzǐ yù qí zì dé zhī yě.”",
"tags": [
"Pinyin",
"Classical-Chinese",
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"text": "孟子曰：「君子深造之以道，欲其自得之也。自得之，则居之安；居之安，则资之深；资之深，则取之左右逢其原，故君子欲其自得之也。」",
"translation": "君子想求高深的造詣是有一定的道路的，但要靠自己的努力才能得到；自己得到了，才能在辨別事物時處之安然；在辨別事物時處之安然，才能給與得深；給與得深，才能在處世中左右探尋到事物的本原；所以君子想要自己得到。"
}
],
"etymology_text": "語出《孟子·離婁下》，原作「左右逢原」：",
"forms": [
{
"form": "左右逢原"
}
],
"lang": "漢語",
"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "phrase",
"pos_title": "成語",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"左右兩邊都能夠得到水源。指學道有得，即可得心應手，取用不竭。"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "zuǒyòuféngyuán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "zo² jau⁶ fung⁴ jyun⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "zuǒyòuféngyuán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "zuǒyòufóngyuán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade–Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "tso³-yu⁴-fêng²-yüan²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "dzwǒ-yòu-féng-ywán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "tzuooyowferngyuan"
},
{
"roman": "czojufɛnʺjuanʹ",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Cyrillic"
],
"zh_pron": "цзоюфэнъюань"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "zo² jau⁶ fung⁴ jyun⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Yale",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "jó yauh fùhng yùhn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "dzo² jau⁶ fung⁴ jyn⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "zo² yeo⁶ fung⁴ yun⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² fʊŋ²¹ jyːn²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"IPA"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "bāmiànlínglóng",
"tags": [
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"word": "八面玲瓏"
},
{
"roman": "bāmiànlínglóng",
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"word": "八面玲珑"
},
{
"tags": [
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"word": "八面見光"
},
{
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"word": "八面见光"
},
{
"roman": "wúwǎngbùlì",
"tags": [
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"word": "無往不利"
},
{
"roman": "wúwǎngbùlì",
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"word": "无往不利"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
],
"word": "左右逢源"
}
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