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Learn Chinese: Chinese charaters – Lesson 169 六 six

2014-05-12 10:38:28

(China Daily)

 

六(liù)

Six

中国文化里很多东西都和“六”有关。比如,东、西、南、北、上、下是六合,可以代表一切方位。人有六种欲望,即见欲 (视觉)、听欲 (听觉)、香欲 (嗅觉)、味欲 (味觉)、触欲 (触觉)、意欲,叫“六欲”。

(zhōng guó wén huà lǐ hěn duō dōng xī dōu hé “liù” yǒu guān. bǐ rú, dōng, xī, nán, běi, shàng, xià shì liù hé, kě yǐ dài biǎo yí qiē fāng wèi. rén yǒu liù zhǒng yù wàng, jí jiàn yù (shì jué), tīng yù (tīng jué),xiāng yù (xiù jué), wèi yù (wèi jué), chù yù (chù jué), yì yù, jiào “liù yù”.)

There are many things in Chinese culture that relates to the number six. For example, east, west, south, north, up and down collectively refer to the six harmonies, which can be used to represent any directions. People are said to have six desires: eating, smelling, touching, looking, feeling and passion.

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