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利
| roots | pinyin, English |
|
禾刂
|
hé grain, däo knife
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| synonyms |
| 輔 | fû¹ : assist |
| 佐 | zûo : aid |
| paired antonym |
| 害 | hài : harm |
| homonym |
| 利 | lì : sharp |
水善利萬物
08:02 shûi shàn lì wàn wù
Water is good at helping the Many
| benefit(-ing) | JL, WO, PC, AW, LY, W1, L1, WC, EC, L2, RH, VM, AL, DC, DL, JS, CM, GR, AH, PI, WW |
| give a life | FE |
| profits | C1 |
| bringing help | RP |
| to enrich | DH |
All versions agree, except GD missing text.
有之以爲利
11:14 yôu zhï yî wéi lì
Having it to be helpful
| possession | WO |
| actual | PC |
| profit | LY, AL, PI |
| profitable adaptation | JL |
| used for profit | CM |
| advantage(s) | AW [take], W1, WC |
| gain | L2 |
| what we gain | L1 |
| benefit | FE, VM, EC |
| being beneficial | RH |
| to create benefit | DL |
| provides benefit | GR |
| useful | RP |
| useful materials | C1 |
| facilitates | DC |
| gives things their value | DH |
| provides the value | AH |
| mere dead-weight | JS |
| set the stage | WW |
MWD-B omits 'yi'.
WW: "[li] originally meant something to the effect of "plowing the fields so that grains may be planted"".
民利百倍
19:02 mín lì bâi bèi
The people will be helped a hundredfold
| benefit(ed) | AW, W1, L1, WC, RH, VM, DC, DL, JS, CM, GR, AH, PI |
| profit(ed) | WO, LY, EC, DH |
| gain | PC, AL |
| would be better | JL, FE |
| better off | C1 |
| live better | RP |
| preparedness for life | WW |
MWD-B adds 'er 而' before the line. FY has 'fu 負' for ' bei'.
絕巧棄利
19:05 júe qîao qì² lì
Abandon erudition and discard helping
| profit | AW, L1, WC FE, C1, RH, VM, AL, RP, DC, DH, DL, CM, PI |
| profit-seeking | EC, JS |
| personal profit | AH |
| gain | WO, WW |
| (scheming for) gain | JL |
| greed | PC |
| utility | LY |
| sharpness | W1 |
| advantage | GR |
GD has '絕 偽氣慮 júe wei qì lu'.
56:13 bù kê dé¹ ér lì
You can not get it and help
| profit | JL, PC, LY, VM, JS |
| gain | WO [influenced by], C1 [touch him], DC [touch] |
| benefit(ed) | AW, W1, L1, WC, EC, RH, DL, CM, GR, AH, PI |
| With good and harm | FE |
| helped | AL, RP |
| enhanced | DH |
| advantage | WW |
See 'hai 害'.
MWD-B missing 'bu ke'.
73:04 hùo¹ lì hùo¹ hài
Sometimes help sometimes harm
| benefit(-cial) | PC, W1, EC, VM, RP, DC, DL, JS, CM, GR, PI, AH |
| profit(able) | AW, RH, AL |
| advantage(ous) | JL, LY, WC |
| gain | WO [brings], C1 |
| leads to good | L1 |
| good | FE |
| enriches | DH |
| prepares the ground for cultivation | WW |
See notes on 'hai 害'.
81:13 lì ér bù hài
Helps and does not harm
| benefit | PC, W1, L1, WC, EC, L2, RH, VM, AL, DC, DL, GR, PI, AH |
| help | RP, CM |
| sharpness(-en) | JL, AW |
| furthering | WO |
| blesses | LY |
| pointed | FE |
| to do good | C1 |
| enriches | DH |
| gives and all things turn out for the best | JS |
| clears the ground for cultivation | WW |
See notes on 'hai 害'.
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