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喬遷

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See also: 乔迁

Chinese

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tall to move; to shift
trad. (喬遷)
simp. (乔迁)
Literally: “(of a bird) to move to a taller (tree)”.

Etymology

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From the Classic of Poetry, poem 165 (《詩經·小雅·伐木》):

伐木丁丁嚶嚶
幽谷
[Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
伐木丁丁嘤嘤
幽谷
[Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Fámù zhēngzhēng, niǎo míng yīngyīng.
Chū zì yōugǔ, qiānqiáo mù.
[Pinyin]
On the trees go the blows zheng-zheng; And the birds cry out ying-ying.
One issues from the dark valley, And removes to the lofty tree.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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喬遷

  1. (figurative, honorific) to move to a better place; to move to a new house or get a promotion

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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