嘑爾

Chinese

 
thus; so; like that; you; thou
trad. (嘑爾) 嘑 爾
simp. (嘑尔) 嘑 尔
variant forms 呼爾/呼尔

Pronunciation


Verb

嘑爾

  1. (literary, archaic) to shout loudly
    嘑爾而與之,行道之人弗受;蹴爾而與之,乞人不屑也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    嘑尔而与之,行道之人弗受;蹴尔而与之,乞人不屑也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: Mencius, circa 4th century BCE
    Hùěr ér yǔ zhī, xíngdào zhī rén fú shòu; cù'ěr ér yǔ zhī, qǐrén bùxiè yě. [Pinyin]
    […] if they are offered with an insulting voice, even a tramper will not receive them, or if you first tread upon them, even a beggar will not stoop to take them.
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