大音希聲
Chinese
- big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
sound; noise; news to hope; rare; infrequent sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noisetrad. (大音希聲) 大 音 希 聲 simp. (大音希声) 大 音 希 声
Etymology
From Tao Te Ching:
- 大方無隅;大器晚成;大音希聲;大象無形。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
- From: Tao Te Ching, 4th century BCE
- Dà fāng wú yú; dà qì wǎn chéng; dà yīn xī shēng; dà xiàng wú xíng. [Pinyin]
- Its largest square doth yet no corner show;
A vessel great, it is the slowest made;
Loud is its sound, but never word it said;
A semblance great, the shadow of a shade.
大方无隅;大器晚成;大音希声;大象无形。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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