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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2024-01-04 06:59:15 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 75383 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> "dull and lonely" appears to be a rather literal translation of a Chinese definition such as LA's 枯燥寂寞. "dull and lonely" is not wrong, but both "dull" and "lonely" can describe a *person*, whereas 枯寂 more typically describes *existence in certain types of environments or situations*. For example: - life on a deserted island - a husband's life after his wife leaves him - living in seclusion in the mountains - traveling in a desert Ex. - 若果没有这个波动，世界将呈一种不可思议的枯寂。 - 他们人多, 虽然在沙漠中行进, 也不感到枯寂。 - 剩水殘山: 形容山水景物的枯寂，缺少生氣。[例]畫家特意描畫一片～，來抒發胸中塊壘。 - 山居生活寧靜卻枯寂。 - 描繪秋天大地枯寂，一片肅殺的景象。 - 畫面描寫荒原中有一枯寂寒林， - 難怪某位有棋癖的老祖宗說，五官四肢不接觸適情的棋藝，氣脈就鬱結不得流利，天機就沈滯枯寂不復發揚。 - 從枯寂到活潑清朗 (describing the development of a poet: "Chou's poetry [revolved] around the withered, thin, cold, and lonely. ... [but] more and more of the reflected brilliance and vibrancy of Buddhism begins to emerge in Chou's later work.") * * * ChatGPT offers a good – albeit wordy, as usual – account of the word: "枯寂" (kū jì) is a Chinese term that can be translated as "desolation" or "bleakness." It is often used to describe a state of emptiness, stillness, or lifelessness. The term conveys a sense of quietude, loneliness, or a lack of vitality. It can be used to describe landscapes, environments, or situations that appear barren, lifeless, or devoid of activity. For example, it might be used to describe a desolate winter landscape, a quiet and abandoned place, or a period of stagnation and lack of activity. The term carries a somewhat somber or melancholic tone, suggesting a sense of emptiness or absence of life. |
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- 枯寂 枯寂 [ku1 ji4] /dull and lonely/ + 枯寂 枯寂 [[ku1ji4]] /bleak; desolate; devoid of liveliness/ |