好逑
Chinese
good; well; be fond of | collect; to match | ||
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simp. and trad. (好逑) |
好 | 逑 |
Pronunciation
Noun
好逑
- (literary) good mate; ideal spouse
- 窈窕淑女,君子好逑。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yǎotiǎo shūnǚ, jūnzǐ hǎoqiú. [Pinyin]
- The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady:
For our prince a good mate she.
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