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yüan : deep
淵
| roots | pinyin, English |
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氵?
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shûi water, yüan abyss
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| synonyms |
| 深 | shën¹ : deepsunk |
淵兮 | 似萬物之宗
04:03-04 yüan xï | sì wàn wù zhï zöngDeep oh | It seems the ancestor of the Many
| deep | L1, RP, DL, CM |
| vast and deep | PI |
| deep and unfathomable | JL |
| deep and ill-defined | WW |
| profound, profundity | PC, C1 |
| fathomless | LY, W1, EC |
| unfathomable | FE |
| abyss | WO, RH |
| an abyss so deep | DH |
| abysmally deep | AH |
| bottomless | AL, VM |
心善淵
08:07 xïn shàn yüan Good hearts are deep
| deep, depth | L1, WO, RH, AL, RP, FE, DL, VM, CM, WW, PI, AH |
| deep water | EC |
| empty depth | DH |
| commotion | PC |
| abysmal stillness | JL |
| profound, profundity | LY, C1 |
| know how to dive in the hidden deeps | W1 |
'deep water' is a literal translation of the roots, but it does not capture the concept. 'empty' is a bizarre and misguided interpolation. 'commotion' is unprecedented and nonsensical, but not in the Daoist paradoxical way. 'profound' we encountered with 'shen' and as there it seems vague and precious.
魚不可脫於淵
36:11 yú³ bù kê tüo¹ yú yüan Fish can not be taken from the deep
| deep, depths | L1, PC, JL, WO, RH, RP, DL, W1, AH |
| deep waters | FE |
| watery depths | VM, DH |
| deep pool | LY, AL, WW, PI |
| deep in the pond | C1 |
| the water | CM |
| the stream | EC |
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