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Daoism -> Zhuangzi -> Miscellaneous Chapters -> Xu Wu-gui -> 13.3

濡需者，	The easy and hasty
豕虱是也。	are like lice on a pig.
择疏鬣，	The lice select a place where the bristles are more wide apart,
自以为广宫大囿，	and look on it as a great palace or a large park.
奎蹄曲隈，	The slits between the toes, the overlappings of its skin,
乳闲股脚，	about its nipples and its thighs
自以为安室利处，	- all these seem to them safe apartments and advantageous places
不知屠者之一旦鼓臂、布草、操烟火，	- they do not know that the butcher one morning, swinging about his arms, will spread the grass, and kindle the fire,
而己与豕俱焦也。	so that they and the pig will be roasted together.
此以域进，此以域退，	So do they appear and disappear with the place where they harboured:
此其所谓濡需者也。	this is why they are called the easy and hasty.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
濡	水+14		rú nuán ruǎn ér nuò ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ	immerse, moisten; wet, damp	v3,p1768#03	p.656#08	p.836r5c01
需	雨+6	𩂉	xū nuò ruǎn rú ㄒㄩㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ	need, require, must	v6,p4062#02	p.1373#24	p.1454r3c03
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.
豕	豕+0	𢁓𧰧𡰯	shǐ ㄕˇ	a pig, boar; KangXi radical 152	v6,p3610#01	p.1194#04	p.1262r3c01
虱	虫+9	虱	shī ㄕ	louse; bed bug	v4,p2874#05	p.1090#19	p.1194r1c01
是	日+5	昰𣆞	shì ㄕˋ	Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.	v2,p1497#05	p.493#26	p.639r1c01
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
择	手+13	択择	zé zhái ㄗㄜˊ ㄓㄞˊ	select, choose, pick out	v3,p1969#04	p.458#05	p.595r1c06
疏	疋+7	疎	shū shù ㄕㄨㄕㄨˋ	neglect; careless, lax	v4,p2750#02	p.767#23	p.919r1c05
鬣	髟+15	巤	liè ㄌㄧㄝˋ	horse's mane; fin; human whiskers	v7,p4537#15	p.1457#15	p.1519r6c02
自	自+0	𦣹鼻	zì ㄗˋ	Oneself. / Begin, beginning. / From. / Originally. / Natural, naturally. / Supposing, if. / Even, even if.	v5,p3046#01	p.1000#07	p.1108r3c01
以	人+3	㠯	yǐ ㄧˇ	Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as “已(1)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as “已(7.2)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as “已(7.3)” yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely.	v1,p0105#07	p.94#01	p.87r6c01
为	火+5	爲为	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question.	v3,p2198#11	p.669#10	p.844r4c03
			wèi ㄨㄟˋ	Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
广	广+12	广	guǎng ㄍㄨㄤˇ	broad, wide, extensive	v2,p0897#04	p.351#03	p.493r4c01
宫	宀+7	宫	gōng ㄍㄨㄥ	palace, temple, dwelling, enclose	v2,p0936#04	p.285#16	p.418r5c04
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.
囿	囗+6		yòu ㄧㄡˋ	pen up; limit, constrain	v1,p0717#20	p.218#08	p.303r1c03
奎	大+6	㚝奞	kuí ㄎㄨㄟˊ	stride of man; one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions	v1,p0538#01	p.251#11	p.371r6c01
蹄	足+9	蹏	tí dì ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ	hoof; leg of pork; little witch	v6,p3725#09	p.1230#23	p.1293r1c01
曲	曰+2		qū qǔ ㄑㄩㄑㄩˇ	crooked, bent; wrong, false	v2,p1484#02	p.502#02	p.648r4c01
隈	阜+9	渨偎	wēi ㄨㄟ	cove, bay, inlet	v6,p4146#03	p.1357#02	p.1432r1c01
乳	乙+7		rǔ ㄖㄨˇ	breast, nipples; milk, suckle	v1,p0055#04	p.84#17	p.55r3c04
闲	门+4	𨳡𨳢间	xián jiān jiàn ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢㄐㄧㄢˋ	liesure; idle; peaceful, tranquil, calm	v7,p4289#06	p.1332#03	p.1407r5c01
股	肉+4	脵𦙶	gǔ ㄍㄨˇ	thighs, haunches, rump; share	v3,p2051#07	p.974#17	p.1089r3c01
脚	肉+9	脚	jiǎo jué ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ	foot; base, leg, foundation	v3,p2098#07	p.989#20	p.1100r6c03
安	宀+3		ān ㄢ	Stable, steady. / Peaceful, tranquil. / Safe. / Accustomed to do, habitually do. / Not worry about, be relaxed about. / Comfort, ease. / Stop, cease. / Unhurried. / Place, put. / Interrogative pronoun: how. / Interrogative pronoun: where. / Interrogative pronoun: what. / Interrogative pronoun: who. / Connective: so, thereupon.	v2,p0913#09	p.282#08	p.406r2c01
室	宀+6		shì ㄕˋ	room, home, house, chamber	v2,p0925#03	p.285#02	p.416r6c01
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
处	虍+5	処䖏处	chǔ ㄔㄨˇ	Stay, reside. / Settle. / Be in, located in. / Retire. / Appoint, serve in office. / Stop, rest. / Remain, stay. / Implement, carry out. / Handle, process. / Judge, form a judgement. / Decide, fix. / Distinguish, separate. / Standard, rule.	v4,p2822#12	p.1073#25	p.1183r5c02
			chù ㄔㄨˋ	Place, location. / Position, role.
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	(3.1) 否定副词：用于动词、形容词等前面，表示否定。 Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation.	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
知	矢+3	𢇻𥎿	zhī ㄓ	Know, understand. / Perception. / Recognize. / Knowledge. / Know about, make sense of. / Be friendly with. / Control, get on top of.	v4,p2581#02	p.824#01	p.955r5c02
			zhì ㄓˋ	Wisdom.
屠	尸+9		tú ㄊㄨˊ	butcher, slaughter, massacre	v2,p0976#15	p.303#12	p.450r3c04
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
一	一+0	弌壹	yī ㄧ	one; a, an; alone	v1,p0001#01	p.75#01	p.1r1c01
旦	日+1	蛋	dàn ㄉㄢˋ	dawn; morning; day	v2,p1483#01	p.489#03	p.628r5c01
鼓	鼓+0	皼𩉲皷鼔	gǔ ㄍㄨˇ	drum; beat, top, strike	v7,p4763#01	p.1526#01	p.1566r4c01
臂	肉+13		bì bei bèi ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄟ· ㄅㄟˋ	arm	v3,p2119#08	p.996#09	p.1104r6c03
布	巾+2	布㱛	bù ㄅㄨˋ	cotton cloth, textiles, linen	v1,p0728#05	p.328#06	p.471r2c01
草	草+6	草艹屮	cǎo zào ㄘㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ	grass, straw, thatch, herbs	v5,p3203#04	p.1030#17	p.1136r6c01
操	手+13		cāo ㄘㄠ	Hold, holding. / Control, drive. / Carry, bring with. / Serve as, do. / Integrity, moral character. / Cao, name of a piece of zither music. / Play (on the zither).	v3,p1969#03	p.458#15	p.594r3c01
烟	火+9	𡨾𠖜𡍯完烟菸	yān ㄧㄢ	smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes	v3,p2215#09	p.677#07	p.853r2c01
火	火+0	𤆄灬	huǒ huō ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛ	fire, flame; burn; anger, rage	v3,p2187#01	p.665#01	p.841r2c02
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.
己	己+0	𢀒	jǐ ㄐㄧˇ	self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem	v2,p0983#05	p.326#09	p.467r2c01
与	臼+8	与𢌱𦦲𠔔	yǔ ㄩˇ	Give. / Follow, go along with. / Comrade, ally. / Association, contact. / Oppose. / Engage [an enemy]. / Approve, consent to. / Help. / Wait. / Preposition indicating passive tense. / Preposition: to, with. / Preposition: with. / Preposition: as. / Preposition: in, on. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: with its ... / Connective: or.	v1,p0251#04	p.1004#13	p.1113r2c03
			yù ㄩˋ	Participate, take part in.
			yǔ ㄩˇ	Interfere in.
			yú ㄩˊ	Auxiliary word: used at the end of a sentence to express questioning , exclamation, or a rhetorical question. / Auxiliary word: used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.
俱	人+8	倶	jù ㄐㄩˋ	all, together; accompany	v1,p0177#02	p.106#08	p.111r1c01
焦	火+8	焳	jiāo qiáo ㄐㄧㄠㄑㄧㄠˊ	burned, scorched; anxious, vexed	v3,p2212#01	p.674#06	p.851r6c01
此	止+2		cǐ ㄘˇ	This. / Like this. / Here. / Adverb: then.	v2,p1438#03	p.574#10	p.735r4c01
域	土+8	㽣䧕𢨊誉	yù ㄩˋ	district, region, boundary; land	v1,p0451#02	p.230#17	p.320r6c02
进	辵+8	𨙟𨗃进	jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ	advance, make progress, enter	v6,p3851#05	p.1259#30	p.1322r2c03
退	辵+6	𨓆𨑧𢓴𢓇𨔫	tuì ㄊㄨㄟˋ	step back, retreat, withdraw	v6,p3834#04	p.1256#14	p.1314r4c01
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.
所	户+4	𢨷	suǒ ㄙㄨㄛˇ	Place. / Location. / A suitable place or location. / Measure word, used for counting buldings. / Used before a verb, creates a noun-like phrase. / If. Mainly used in oaths and curses. / Used together with 为 to indicate the passive tense. / Indicates an approximate number. / Number, number of times. / Meaning.	v3,p2259#01	p.415#16	p.556r1c01
谓	言+9	谓	wèi ㄨㄟˋ	To (when speaking to someone). / Say, speak. / Call, name. / Meaning, what is meant. / Discuss, comment on (a person). / How? / Same as “为(21.3)” wèi ㄨㄟˋ: Preposition: because of, due to.	v6,p3997#06	p.1173#12	p.1251r6c01
			wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Same as “为(10)” wéi ㄨㄟˊ: Count as, be considered as.

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