權輿

权舆
quányú
  1. to sprout
  2. (fig). to begin
  3. beginning

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to sprout; to germinate
  2. (literary) to start; to begin
  3. to sprout; to germinate
  4. to start; to begin

Wiktionary

  1. 萌芽。
  2. 比喻開始。
  3. 《詩經．秦風》的篇名。共二章。根據〈詩序〉：「權輿，刺康公也。」或以為自嘆始受君主優禮而終被涼薄之詩。首章二句為：「於我乎夏屋渠渠，今也每食無餘。」

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 權 quán
  1. authority
  2. power
  3. right
  4. (literary) to weigh
  5. expedient
  6. temporary
2 輿 yú
  1. (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪 kān)
  2. (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory
  3. (literary) carriage
  4. (literary) sedan chair; palanquin
  5. (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public

Related entries

出苗 chūmiáo
  1. to sprout
  2. to come out (of seedling)
  3. to bud
滋芽 zīyá
  1. (dialect) to sprout
  2. to germinate
萌動 méngdòng
  1. to sprout
  2. (fig.) to emerge
萌發 méngfā
  1. to sprout
  2. to shoot
  3. to bud
長出 zhǎngchū to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)
錢不會從樹上長出來。

Money does not grow on trees.

Source: Tatoeba

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