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Meaning of 贻

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贻 (Trad.: 貽)
Pinyin: yí
English Definition: to present; to bequeath
Chinese Definition:
①赠给。
②遗留,留下:贻害。贻误(使受到坏的影响)。贻训。贻笑大方(让内行见笑)。
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 貝
Pictophonetic:台 indicates the sound; 贝 (money) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency
    • 台 [ tái ] platform; unit; term of address
Similar Characters: 赊 貽
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Example Words
贻误 yí wù to affect adversely; to delay or hinder; to waste (an opportunity); to mislead
贻害 yí hài to have bad consequences
贻害无穷 yí hài wú qióng to have disastrous consequences
贻笑大方 yí xiào dà fāng to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself a laughing stock
贻贝 yí bèi mussel
More:贻* | *贻 | *贻*
Example Sentences
1
图一时之苟安
,
贻百年之大患
。
One moment's false security can bring a century of calamities.
2
夏天聚敛的
,
是智慧之子
。
收割时沉睡的
,
是贻羞之子
。
He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.
3
虐待父亲
,
赶走母亲的
,
是贻羞可耻的儿子
。
He who robs his father and drives out his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
4
才德的妇人
,
是丈夫的冠冕
。
贻羞的妇人
,
如同朽烂在他丈夫的骨中
。
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5
到
2042年
,
整个制度将消耗贻尽
,
乃至崩溃
。
By the year 2042, the entire system would be exhausted and bankrupt.