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Daoism -> Zhuangzi -> Outer Chapters -> The Tree on the Mountain -> 8.1

莊周遊乎雕陵之樊，	As Zhuang Zhou was rambling in the park of Diao-ling
睹一異鵲自南方來者，	he saw a strange bird which came from the south.
翼廣七尺，	Its wings were seven cubits in width,
目大運寸，	and its eyes were large, an inch in circuit.
感周之顙而集於栗林。	It touched the forehead of Zhou as it passed him, and lighted in a grove of chestnut trees.
莊周曰：「此何鳥哉？	'What bird is this?' said he,
翼殷不逝，	'with such great wings not to go on!
目大不覩。」	and with such large eyes not to see me!'
蹇裳躩步，	He lifted up his skirts,
執彈而留之。	and hurried with his cross-bow, waiting for (an opportunity to shoot) it.
睹一蟬方得美蔭而忘其身；	(Meanwhile) he saw a cicada, which had just alighted in a beautiful shady spot, and forgot its (care for its) body.
螳蜋執翳而搏之，	(Just then), a preying mantis raised its feelers, and pounced on the cicada,
見得而忘其形；	in its eagerness for its prey, (also) forgetting (its care for) its body;
異鵲從而利之，	while the strange bird took advantage of its opportunity to secure them both,
見利而忘其真。	in view of that gain forgetting its true (instinct of preservation).
莊周怵然曰：	Zhuang Zhou with an emotion of pity, said,
「噫！	'Ah!
物固相累，	so it is that things bring evil on one another,
二類相召也。」	each of these creatures invited its own calamity.'
捐彈而反走，	(With this) he put away his cross-bow, and was hurrying away back,
虞人逐而誶之。	when the forester pursued him with terms of reproach.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
莊周	艸+7 口+5	荘㽵𤖄𤖈𦻊𠗎𤕶庄週𠱬𠄗	zhuāng zhōu ㄓㄨㄤㄓㄡ	Same as 「莊子(1)」 zhuāng zǐ ㄓㄨㄤㄗˇ: 先秦思想家莊周。 The philosopher Zhuangzi.	v5,p3226#05 v1,p0606#03	p.1033#22 p.181#36	p.1140r1c01
遊	辵+9	游𨒰汓𨓎逰	yóu ㄧㄡˊ	wander, roam, travel	v6,p3861#02	p.1261#11	p.1324r5c01
乎	丿+4	虖	hū ㄏㄨ	Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. / Modal particle expressing admiration or exclamation. / Modal particle expressing estimation. / Modal particle expressing request or order. / Modal particle expressing calling. / Modal particle expressing consideration. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Particle used after adjectives. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. / Preposition: in, from, to.	v1,p0036#08	p.82#07	p.47r3c03
雕	隹+8	㓮彫鵰	diāo ㄉㄧㄠ	engrave, inlay, carve; exhaust; used for U+9D70 鵰 an eagle, vulture	v6,p4102#04	p.1367#58	p.1440r4c06
陵	阜+8	陵夌𨻪䧙	líng ㄌㄧㄥˊ	hill, mound; mausoleum	v6,p4134#06	p.1354#06	p.1426r3c01
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
樊	木+11	棥	fán pán fàn ㄈㄢˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄈㄢˋ	a railing; a fence an enclosed place	v2,p1282#02	p.549#15	p.717r1c01
睹	目+9	覩	dǔ ㄉㄨˇ	look at, gaze at; observe	v4,p2494#03	p.812#30	p.952r6c08
一	一+0	弌壹	yī ㄧ	one; a, an; alone	v1,p0001#01	p.75#01	p.1r1c01
異	田+6	異𢄖异	yì ㄧˋ	different, unusual, strange	v4,p2540#05	p.763#18	p.916r1c02
鵲	鳥+8	鹊	què ㄑㄩㄝˋ	magpie; Pica species (various)	v7,p4638#22	p.1492#13	p.1540r3c01
自	自+0	𦣹鼻	zì ㄗˋ	(3) 從。 From.	v5,p3046#01	p.1000#07	p.1108r3c01
南	十+7	𡴖𡴟	nán nā ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄚ	south; southern part; southward	v1,p0065#02	p.157#05	p.217r3c01
方	方+0	𤙗	fāng ㄈㄤ	(11) 方向，方位。 Direction.	v3,p2172#01	p.481#03	p.619r4c01
來	人+6	來来徠耒	lái ㄌㄞˊ	Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement.	v1,p0141#08	p.101#16	p.102r1c01
			lài ㄌㄞˋ	See 勞來.
者	老+4		zhě ㄓㄜˇ	Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation.	v4,p2780#05	p.961#01	p.1080r1c01
			zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ	In, located in.
翼	羽+11	𦏵折	yì ㄧˋ	wings; fins on fish; shelter	v5,p3356#01	p.959#34	p.1076r6c01
廣	广+12	广	guǎng ㄍㄨㄤˇ	broad, wide, extensive	v2,p0897#04	p.351#03	p.493r4c01
七	一+1	柒	qī ㄑㄧ	seven	v1,p0003#03	p.75#07	p.7r4c02
尺	尸+1		chǐ ㄔˇ	(1) 量詞：長度單位，十寸為尺。 Measure word: unit of length equal to ten cun.	v2,p0964#02	p.299#32	p.445r6c01
目	目+0	𡇡𥃦𥆤	mù ㄇㄨˋ	eye; look, see; division, topic	v4,p2467#01	p.798#25	p.943r2c02
大	大+0	𠘲	dà ㄉㄚˋ	Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range.	v1,p0520#01	p.248#01	p.342r3c03
			tài ㄊㄞˋ	Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil.
運	辵+9	𨔪运	yùn ㄩㄣˋ	luck, fortune; ship, transport	v6,p3866#01	p.1261#18	p.1323r6c02
寸	寸+0	等吋	cùn ㄘㄨㄣˋ	inch; small, tiny; KangXi radical 41	v1,p0503#08	p.293#32	p.432r2c02
感	心+9	𢦡	gǎn ㄍㄢˇ	feel, perceive, emotion	v4,p2321#02	p.395#21	p.539r2c04
周	口+5	週𠱬𠄗	zhōu ㄓㄡ	Surround. / Cyclicly, repeatedly. / (Travel) widely. / Careful, detailed. / Firm, unshaken. / Measure word: number of times. / Friendly, approachable. / Suitable, appropriate (for). / Turning place, corner. / Most (superlative). / Assist financially. / The Zhou dynasty.	v1,p0606#03	p.181#36
顙	頁+10	䫙颡	sǎng ㄙㄤˇ	the forehead; to kowtow	v7,p4388#06	p.1408#01	p.1481r1c01
而	而+0		ér ㄦˊ	Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle.	v4,p2810#01	p.961#18	p.1080r2c03
			néng ㄋㄥˊ	Same as 「能(3)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as 「能(2.1)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent.
集	隹+4	雦亼	jí ㄐㄧˊ	assemble, collect together	v6,p4092#10	p.1365#15	p.1438r4c01
於	方+4	烏𣱏𤕘于亏扵	yú ㄩˊ	Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning.	v3,p2175#02	p.481#11	p.622r2c03
栗	木+6	慄㮚𣡼𣡷慄	lì ㄌㄧˋ	chestnut tree, chestnuts; surname	v2,p1195#09	p.522#05	p.690r2c01
林	木+4	林	lín ㄌㄧㄣˊ	forest, grove; surname	v2,p1164#07	p.516#05	p.681r6c02
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	(1) 說。 Say, speak.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
此	止+2		cǐ ㄘˇ	This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then.	v2,p1438#03	p.574#10	p.735r4c01
何	人+5		hé ㄏㄜˊ	Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent.	v1,p0130#04	p.98#15	p.97r2c04
			hē ㄏㄜ	Criticize, condemn.
			hè ㄏㄜˋ	Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden.
鳥	鳥+0	鸟	niǎo diǎo dǎo què ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ	bird; KangXi radical 196	v7,p4613#01	p.1480#52	p.1533r1c02
哉	口+6	才	zāi ㄗㄞ	Begin, start. / Modal particle expressing exclamation. / Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question.	v1,p0611#07	p.189#08	p.270r2c01
殷	殳+6		yīn yān yǐn ㄧㄣㄧㄢㄧㄣˇ	many, great; abundant, flourishing	v3,p2156#04	p.585#02	p.742r6c03
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
			fǒu ㄈㄡˇ	Same as 「否(1.2)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「否(1.3)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū ㄈㄨ	Sepal of a flower.
			pī ㄆㄧ	Same as 「丕(1)」 pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
逝	辵+7		shì ㄕˋ	pass away; die	v6,p3835#08	p.1258#08	p.1319r2c02
覩	見+9	睹	dǔ ㄉㄨˇ	see, gaze at, witness	v6,p3669#17	p.1136#06	p.1231r3c01
蹇	足+10	䮿𨇥	jiǎn qiān ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢ	lame, crippled; unlucky	v6,p3731#05	p.1230#40	p.1293r3c01
裳	衣+8		cháng sháng ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄤˊ	clothes; skirt; beautiful	v5,p3095#11	p.1118#36	p.1215r6c02
躩	足+20		jué ㄐㄩㄝˊ	take quick, short steps	v6,p3752#06	p.1236#42	p.1295r5c04
步	止+3		bù ㄅㄨˋ	step, pace; walk, stroll	v2,p1438#06	p.574#15	p.735r5c01
執	土+8	执𠌷	zhí ㄓˊ	hold in hand; keep; carry out	v1,p0457#05	p.231#09	p.321r1c02
彈	弓+12	𢎝弹	dàn tán ㄉㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ	pellet, bullet, shot, shell	v2,p1002#08	p.360#45	p.505r4c01
留	田+5	畄畱	liú liǔ liù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ	stop, halt; stay, detain, keep	v4,p2537#04	p.761#05	p.913r4c03
蟬	虫+12	蝉	chán shàn ㄔㄢˊ ㄕㄢˋ	cicada; continuous	v4,p2891#07	p.1097#31	p.1198r1c03
方	方+0	𤙗	fāng ㄈㄤ	Two boats in line. / Two boats travelling together. / Together, in a row. / Same, equivalent. / Comparison, metaphor. / Square. / Upright, honest. / Land, earth. / Vicinity, area around. / Place, area. / One side, one area. / Wooden board used for writing in ancient times. / (Medical) prescription. / Direction. / Convention. / Standard, rule. / The proper way. / Method, way. / Specialized techniques. / Occupy. / Disobey. / Preposition: just then. / Adverb: while. / Adverb: about to. / Adverb: just. / Criticism.	v3,p2172#01	p.481#03	p.619r4c01
			páng ㄆㄤˊ	Wide, universal.
得	彳+8	𢔶䙷𢔨	dé ㄉㄜˊ	Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as 「德(1)」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as 「德(3)」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank.	v2,p0828#03	p.367#31	p.513r6c02
美	羊+3	羙	měi ㄇㄟˇ	beautiful, pretty; pleasing	v5,p3126#05	p.951#10	p.1069r5c01
蔭	艸+11	廕荫	yìn yīn ㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄣ	shade, shelter; protect	v5,p3273#02	p.1055#26	p.1165r3c04
忘	心+3		wàng wáng ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄤˊ	forget; neglect; miss, omit	v4,p2270#09	p.376#24
其	八+6	丌亓	qí ㄑㄧˊ	Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo.	v1,p0245#01	p.127#18	p.162r5c01
			jì ㄐㄧˋ	Particle used after bi and he.
			jī ㄐㄧ	Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year.
身	身+0		shēn ㄕㄣ	Pregnant. / The body (of a person or animal). / Itself. / I, myself. / Personally, directly. / Personally experience or carry out. / Life. / One's own moral character, ability, etc. / A world in buddhist doctrine.	v6,p3807#01	p.1237#01	p.1295r6c01
			yuān ㄩㄢ	Same as 「身毒」 yuān dú ㄩㄢㄉㄨˊ: India.
螳	虫+11	螗	táng ㄊㄤˊ	mantis	v4,p2884#16	p.1095#04	p.1196r1c10
蜋	虫+7	螂	láng ㄌㄤˊ	mantis, dung beetle; insect	v4,p2858#03	p.1084#25	p.1191r1c04
翳	羽+11		yì ㄧˋ	shade, screen; to hide, screen	v5,p3355#13	p.959#15	p.1076r3c02
搏	手+10		bó ㄅㄛˊ	seize; spring upon; strike	v3,p1930#01	p.446#14	p.587r2c02
見	見+0	現见	jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ	See, catch sight of. / Feel, perceive. / Meet, come across. / Meet with, see. / Meet in battle. / Go to see. / Have come to see, have visit. / Grant an interview. / Recommend, introduce. / Introduce, present. / Hear. / Know, understand. / Experience, insight. / Intent, plan. / Used before a verb to indicate passive tense. / Used before a verb to indicate one is the receipient of anothers actions. / Particle used after a verb to indicate simultaneous action. / Coffin clothes. / Mix, mingle.	v6,p3663#01	p.1133#01	p.1229r1c01
			xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ	Appear, become visible. / Manifest, make evident. / Now, at present. / Existing, ready prepared.
形	彡+4		xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ	Body, thing with form. / Human body. / Form, appearance. / Lay of the land. / Circumstances. / Condition, situation. / Form, create. / Exhibit, show. / Compare. / Mould, die. / Same as 「刑(4.1)」 xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Law, rules of punishment. / Same as 「鉶」 xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ: Porcelain soup bowl.	v2,p0852#10	p.363#06	p.507r4c01
從	彳+8	従从	cóng ㄘㄨㄥˊ	Follow, accompany. / Cause to follow, make go along with. / Pursue, chase after. / Die with, bury along with the dead. / Listen to, do as required. / Eloquent. / Obedient, submissive. / Route to peaceful society, correct order. / Perform, participate in. / Blood relation through the male line. / Secondary, sub- (of official titles). / Preposition: from. / Preposition: towards. / Preposition: because of, due to. / Addition, also.	v2,p0829#12	p.368#18	p.514r5c01
			zòng ㄗㄨㄥˋ	North-south. / Alliance of states opposed to the Qin alliance. / Straight, upright. / Indulge, allow to. / Connective: even if.
			zōng ㄗㄨㄥ	Trace, vestige.
			sǒng ㄙㄨㄥˇ	See 從容。
利	刀+5	利𥝢𥝤	lì ㄌㄧˋ	Sharp. / Fast, speedy. / Favourable, lucky. / Convenient, useful. / Profits, benefits. / Beneficial to, good for. / Profit, interest. / Diarrhea.	v1,p0329#02	p.138#19	p.180r2c02
真	目+5	眞	zhēn ㄓㄣ	real, actual, true, genuine	v1,p0249#07	p.805#01	p.950r2c04
怵	心+5		chù ㄔㄨˋ	fear, be afraid; shy, timid	v4,p2284#01	p.382#25	p.528r2c01
然	火+8	燃𤓉	rán ㄖㄢˊ	Burn. / Demonstrative pronoun: like this, like that. / Expresses affirmation: true, indeed so. / Believe correct, affirm. / Adverb: actually, thus. / Connective: but, however, yet. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express comparison. Like, as if. / Particle used after an adjective or adverb to express state. / Particle used at the end of a sentence to express affirmative mode.	v3,p2213#05	p.675#12	p.852r5c01
噫	口+13	𢤏	yī ㄧ	belch; alas	v1,p0694#01	p.210#08	p.291r5c01
物	牛+4		wù ㄨˋ	thing, substance, creature	v3,p1805#03	p.699#09	p.869r5c01
固	囗+5	怘	gù ㄍㄨˋ	to become solid, solidify; strength	v1,p0716#09	p.218#03	p.302r5c04
相	目+4		xiāng ㄒㄧㄤ	Mutual. / In succession. / Together.	v4,p2470#13	p.800#18	p.945r1c01
			xiàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ	Watch. / Appearance. / Fortune-telling by appearance. / Help, assist. / Guide for the blind. / Prime minister, most senior minister. / Ceremonial officer.
累	糸+5	纍	lèi lěi léi lǜ liè ㄌㄟˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄟˊ ㄌㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ	tired; implicate, involve; bother	v5,p3381#04	p.919#35	p.1038r2c01
二	二+0	贰弍貳	èr ㄦˋ	two; twice	v1,p0002#01	p.86#01	p.58r6c01
類	頁+10	類𩔗类	lèi lì ㄌㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ	class, group, kind, category	v7,p4387#04	p.1408#13	p.1481r3c03
召	口+2		zhào shào ㄓㄠˋ ㄕㄠˋ	imperial decree; summon	v1,p0574#03	p.172#07	p.243r5c01
也	乙+2	𠃟匜	yě ㄧㄝˇ	Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.	v1,p0050#05	p.84#04	p.55r1c01
捐	手+7		juān yuán ㄐㄩㄢㄩㄢˊ	contribute; give up, renounce	v3,p1882#06	p.434#02	p.577r2c05
反	又+2	𠬡	fǎn ㄈㄢˇ	Turn over. / Opposite, other way around. / Violate, go against. / Rebel, mutiny. / Return, go back to. / Go and return. / Return, give back. / Repeat, do again. / Reason by analogy. / Reflect, consider. / Revenge. / Fanqie, an ancient way of specifying character readings. / Adverb: rather, on the contrary.	v1,p0391#03	p.165#19	p.234r1c02
			fān ㄈㄢ	Open. / Correct a mistaken judgement. / Pour out.
			fàn ㄈㄢˋ	Same as 「販(2)」 fàn ㄈㄢˋ: To trade goods.
			bǎn ㄅㄢˇ	See "反反".
			pàn ㄆㄢˋ	See "反衍".
走	走+0	赱㞫	zǒu ㄗㄡˇ	walk, go on foot; run; leave	v5,p3473#01	p.1215#01	p.1283r6c02
虞	虍+7	𠈌吳虞𩦢	yú ㄩˊ	concerned about, anxious, worried	v4,p2827#02	p.1074#24	p.1184r5c02
人	人+0	𠔽亻	rén ㄖㄣˊ	Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.	v1,p0101#10	p.91#01	p.80r2c01
逐	辵+7	𢄘	zhú dí zhòu tún ㄓㄨˊ ㄉㄧˊ ㄓㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄣˊ	chase, expel; one by one	v6,p3839#03	p.1257#14	p.1316r3c01
誶	言+8	谇	suì ㄙㄨㄟˋ	speak ill of, vilify; berate; interrogate	v6,p3992#01	p.1165#22	p.1247r4c02

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