丘墟
Chinese
mound; hill; Confucius mound; hill; Confucius; given name |
old burial grounds | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (丘墟) | 丘 | 墟 | |
| simp. #(丘墟) | 丘 | 墟 | |
| alternative forms | 丘虛／丘虚 邱墟 | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
丘墟
- (literary) wasteland; ruins
- 紂殺親戚、不聽諫者，國為丘墟，遂危社稷。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Zhòu shā qīnqī, bù tīng jiàn zhě, guó wéi qiūxū, suì wēi shèjì. [Pinyin]
- Zhou had his relatives killed, did not listen to admonitions; his state was falling into ruin, therefore endangering the altars of the soil and grains.
纣杀亲戚、不听谏者，国为丘墟，遂危社稷。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) grave; tomb
Adjective
丘墟
- (literary) ruined; dilapidated; desolate
- 嗚呼！勝地不常，盛筵難再；蘭亭已矣，梓澤丘墟。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 7th century, 王勃 (Wang Bo), 滕王閣序
- Wūhū! Shèngdì bùcháng, shèngyán nán zài; Lántíng yǐ yǐ, Zǐzé qiūxū. [Pinyin]
- Alas, those famous sites cannot be eternal, and splendid banquet may be hard to find again. The site of Lanting Banquet is gone, Shi Cong's magnificent Zize is dilapidated.
呜呼！胜地不常，盛筵难再；兰亭已矣，梓泽丘墟。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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