Nov 21, 2009 05:29
14 yrs ago
Chinese term

阐幽发微

Chinese to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
阐幽发微 - To interprete and to ferment?

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Explain/clarify/elucidate profound and obscure theories or matters

语出《易经˙系辞下》:“夫易彰往而察来,而微显阐幽。” 意思是:说明、显露、弘扬深奥、隐微的道理或事物。Explain/clarify/elucidate profound and obscure theories or matters (in order to spread/propagate/promote them).


Also, see 阐幽明微 and 阐幽抉微
阐幽明微
基本解释: 使幽深隐微的事物或道理显露出来。
词语分开解释: 阐幽 : 1.使幽深隐藏的显露出来。
明微 : 1.阐明精微的道理。
http://xh.5156edu.com/html5/170909.html

阐幽抉微
基本解释: 指阐明幽隐,抉发精微。
词语分开解释: 阐幽 : 1.使幽深隐藏的显露出来。
抉微 : 1.谓发掘事物的隐微。
http://xh.5156edu.com/html5/171171.html
Example sentence:

语出《易经˙系辞下》:“夫易彰往而察来,而微显阐幽。” 意思是:说明、显露、弘扬深奥、隐微的道理或事物。

《康熙字典》: 《註》闡,開也。 又《增韻》顯也。《玉篇》明也。《易·繫辭》夫易彰往而察來,而微顯闡幽。《註》闡,明也。《春秋·左傳杜序》其微顯闡幽,裁成義類者,皆據舊例而發

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Your explanation reminds me of Julian Schwinger on the diagramtic approach to quantum electrodynamics: "Feynman has brought QED to the masses." 阐幽发微 seems to just mean to make more accessible. It is often a very tall order. 谢谢您."
3 hrs

to open up a tiny bit

in connection to feelings
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