緒餘
Chinese
beginnings; clues; mental state; thread |
remainder | ||
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trad. (緒餘) | 緒 | 餘 | |
simp. (绪余) | 绪 | 余 | |
anagram | 餘緒/余绪 |
Pronunciation
Noun
緒餘
- (literary) residues; remnants; remainder; surplus
- 道之真以治身,其緒餘以為國家,其土苴以治天下。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Dào zhī zhēn yǐ zhìshēn, qí xùyú yǐ wéi guójiā, qí chǎzhǎ yǐ zhì tiānxià. [Pinyin]
- The true object of the Dao is the regulation of the person. Quite subordinate to this is its use in the management of the state and the clan; while the government of the kingdom is but the dust and refuse of it.
道之真以治身,其绪余以为国家,其土苴以治天下。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) descendant; offspring; progeny
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