ABUNDANT  茂盛

HAVE OR BE INTENSELY MANY, TYPICALLY DESIRED, THINGS. 
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Antonym
  • TENUOUSUNIMPORTANT BECAUSE LACKING BIGNESS, REALITY, OR HIGH DEGREE.
    • WEAKLACK STRENGTH.
      • FEWSMALL in QUANTITY.
        • EXHAUSTUSE so as to CAUSE NONE to CONTINUE to EXIST.
          Hypernym
          • MANYBIG in QUANTITY.
            • BIGOF INTENSE SIZE OR DEGREE IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN.
              • SIZEQUANTITY of a DIMENSION.
                • QUANTITYDEGREE of being MANY OR FEW that CAN be MEASURED OR COUNTED....
          See also
          • FILLCAUSE TO BECOME FULL.
              Hyponym
              • FAT ABUNDANT in GREASE AND BIG AND HEAVY TYPICALLY BECAUSE of EXCESSIVE EATING. See also GREASE.
                • SUFFICIENT ABUNDANT so as to PROVIDE what is NEEDED.
                  • SURPLUS MORE ABUNDANT than is NEEDED.
                    Old Chinese Criteria
                    ABSTRACT/CONCRETE

                    ARTIFICIAL/NATURAL

                    HIGH-DEGREE/LOW-DEGREE

                    SPECIALISED/UNSPECIFIC

                    1. The general word for abundance of any kind, man-made or natural, concrete or abstract, is shèng 盛 (ant.*xī 稀 "sparse").

                    [GENERAL]

                    2. Fēng 豐 (ant.*qiàn 歉 "poor natural harvest") refers primarily to the natural abundance of some feature or resource, but in elevated archaic discourse the word may also refer to abundance of sacrifice and the like. NB: The rare fēng 丰 was not homophonous in ancient times, and the meaning emphasises beauty as well as abundance.

                    [NATURAL!]

                    3. Hòu 厚 (ant. báo 薄 "meagerly supplied with something") primarily refers to man-made or man-caused generous abundance, prototypically in contexts such as hospitality or exchange of presents.

                    [ARTIFICIAL]

                    4. Yōu 優 (ant.* liè 劣 "in short supply") refers to special (often commendable) abundance.

                    [HIGH DEGREE], [ABSTRACT!]

                    5. Ráng 穰 often refers specifically to abundance of harvest. See HARVEST.

                    [NATURAL], [SPECIFIC]

                    5. Pèi rán 沛然 typically refers to the abundance of a flow of things, prototypically rain.

                    7. Yáng 洋 typically refers specifically to abundance of water over a wide area, but the word is occasionally used in transferred senses to refer to wide-spread abundance. The image of water remains distantly present.

                    [NATURAL], [SPECIFIC]

                    8. Wò 渥 (ant. báo 薄 "not very abundant, poorly supplied with liquid or vital energy etc.") typically refers to an abundance of liquids or gases.

                    [NATURAL], SPECIFIC]

                    9. Duō 多 is the general word for a large number or a large amount of things. See MANY

                    Modern Chinese Criteria
                    豐富 is the current general modern word for quantitative abundance and qualitative variation, viewed as a positive feature. (ZHANG ZHIYI 1981: 72)

                    豐厚 typically adds the notion that what is abundant is also important or valuable, and the word normally refers to concrete rather than abstract things, although it may occasionally refer to a range of knowledge etc.. (Cf. ZHANG ZHIYI 1981: 72, LIU SHUXIN 1987: 175)

                    豐盛 typically focusses on abundance of concrete things like foodstuffs and wine. ZHANG ZHIYI 1981: 72

                    豐 (cl) is mostly quantitative and has a strong literary flavour. (cf. LIU SHUXIN 1987: 175)

                    豐滿 focusses positively on full-bodied internal richness of bodies or of fruit and the like, and also to their sufficiency for a given purpose. (Cf. LIU SHUXIN 1987: 178)

                    飽滿 refers to an inner richness of flowers or fruits, and also more abstractly to an abundance of inner energy e.g. of a person or a tale. (Cf. LIU SHUXIN 1987: 178, and 74)

                    充分 refers to sufficiency in abstract conditions, reasons and the like. (Cf. LIU SHUXIN 1987: 74)

                    充沛 refers to natural abundance typically of abstract things like energy, in a highly commendatory way. (Cf. LIU SHUXIN 1987: 74)

                    充足 refers to abundance as sufficiency for a certain purpose. (Cf. LIU SHUXIN 1987: 74)

                    雄厚 typically refers to abundance of an abstract kind, as in financial resources or power and the like.

                    豐美 (lit, rare) focusses on attractiveness of what is abundant.

                    豐沛 (lit) focusses on natural abundance.

                    富足 refers to abundance of economic means.

                    富饒 refers to abundance of assets.

                    豐衍 (lit, rare) refers to plentiful presence of what is attractive.

                    豐盈 (lit) refers to physical fulsomeness viewed as attractive.

                    豐碩 refers to abundance of resources.

                    充裕 refers to ample supply of things like time etc..

                    充實 refers to sufficiency of necessities.

                    千倉萬箱 (prov) refers idiomatically to superabundance of goods.

                    有如山積 (lit) refers to an extraordinary and growing amount of something.

                    旺盛

                    豐盛





                    first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis, based on CL. 18.11.2003. CH

                    Old Chinese Contrasts
                    1. The words may refer primarily to man-made abundance (yōu 優, yù 裕 ), or primarily to natural abundance (fēng 豐, yáng 洋 ), or they may indifferently refer to natural or man-made abundance (shèng 盛 ).

                    >>UNSPECIFIC

                    2. The words may have strong positive connotations (yōu 優, fēng 豐 ), or they may be basically neutral (yáng 洋, hòu 厚 ).

                    3. The words may refer to a basically permanent state of abundance (fēng 豐, yáng 洋, yù 裕 ), or to a transitory stage of abundance (shèng 盛 )

                    4. The words may have strong comparative connotations (yōu 優 ), or they may describe abundance without emphasis on the comparison with less abundant situations (all others).

                    • 詞林 ( CILIN) p. Eb041_01

                    • De Rerum Humanarum Emendatione ( COMENIUS 1665) p. 451©

                      ABUNDARE

                      necessariorum ultra necessitatem habere.

                      Ax. Melius est abundare qvam deficere. (quia melius est esse, quam non esse.)

                    • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

                      abundare is to be in typically positively appreciated or valued abundant supply. 盛

                      redundare is to be in often negatively judged or feared superabundance.

                      affluere is to be in externally caused superabundance of any kind.

                      GEORGES 1975 REICHLICH

                      largus is the general word for abundance.

                      uber refers to rich contents of something.

                      opimus refers to abundance of booty and the like.

                      amplus refers to admirable abundance.

                      locuples refers to extensiveness or abundance in value rather than just in quantity.

                      LW

                      uber, uberis (gen.), uberior -or -us, uberrimus -a -um ADJ [XXXBX]

                      fertile, rich, abundant, abounding, fruitful, plentiful, copious, productive;

                      copiosus, copiosa -um, copiosior -or -us, copiosissimus -a -um ADJ [XXXBO]

                      plentiful/copious/abundant; well supplied/equipped, w/ample resources; prolific;

                      abundans, abundantis (gen.), abundantior -or -us, abundantissimus -a -um ADJ [XXXBO]

                      abundant; overflowing; abounding, copious, in large measure; overdone; rich;

                      opimus, opima, opimum ADJ [XXXBX]

                      rich, fertile; abundant; fat, plump; [opima spolia => spoils from a general];

                      fecundus, fecunda -um, fecundior -or -us, fecundissimus -a -um ADJ [XXXBO]

                      fertile, fruitful; productive (of offspring), prolific; abundant; imaginative;

                      creber, crebra -um, crebrior -or -us, creberrimus -a -um ADJ [XXXBO]

                      thick/crowded/packed/close set; frequent/repeated, constant; numerous/abundant;

                    • “荀子”單音節形容詞同義關係研究 ( HUANG XIAODONG 2003) p. 240

                    • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 11.27

                      UEBERFLUSS, UEBERFLUSSGESELLSCHAFT

                    • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p.

                    • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 121

                    • Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography ( ROBERTS 1998) p. 17

                    Words

                      hòu OC: ɡoos MC: ɦu 42 AttributionsWD

                    Hòu 厚 (ant. báo 薄 "meagerly supplied with something") primarily refers to man-made or man-caused generous abundance, prototypically in contexts such as hospitality or exchange of presents. >>ARTIFICIAL

                      Word relations
                    • Ant: 薄/TENUOUS Báo 薄 (ant. hòu 厚 "substantial") refers to anything thin or slight.
                    • Ant: 薄/TENUOUS Báo 薄 (ant. hòu 厚 "substantial") refers to anything thin or slight.
                    • Epithet: 利/PROFIT Lì 利 (1. ant. yì 義 "considerations of rectitude"(!!); 2. ant. hài 害 "damage and loss suffered") refers to material profit.
                    • Epithet: 葬/BURY The general word for human burial and funeral arrangements is zàng 葬. For the ritual aspects of funeral practice the standard word is sāng 喪. See MOURNING
                    • Epithet: 賞/REWARD The current general word for rewarding is shǎng 賞 (ant. fá 罰 "punish" and zhū 誅 "punish").
                    • Synon: 大/INTENSELY Yǐ 已 and dà 大 refer to an extreme degree. See also EXCESSIVE
                    • Synon: 多/ABUNDANT Duō 多 is the general word for a large number or a large amount of things. See MANY.

                      Syntactic words
                    • nabfeatureabundance; availability of rich assets (of a state); state of wealth
                    • nsubjectwhat is abundant, thick
                    • vadNample; lavish; abundant, substantial (profit etc)
                    • vadVlavishly; abundantly, richly, generously; abundantly supplied; heavily; with abundant booty
                    • vibe richly supplied, be abundant, lavish; be substantial; be abundant in number; be affluent
                    • vi+prep+Nbe abundantly supplied with N
                    • vichangebecome abundant, lavish; become richer in resources
                    • vpostadVabundantly, in large quantity
                    • vtoNcausativemake abundant; maximise; cause to be richly supplied, enrich
                      shèng MC: dzyengH OC: djeŋs 21 AttributionsWD

                    The general word for abundance of any kind, man-made or natural, is shèng 盛 (ant.*xī 稀 "sparse").

                      Syntactic words
                    • nabfeatureabundance
                    • vadNabundant
                    • vadVabundantly, richly
                    • vibe abundant; flourish
                    • vichangeget to be abundant; become stronger
                    • vtoNabound in> have an abundance of, have (excessively) many or muchCH
                      fēng OC: phuŋ MC: phuŋ
                      fēng OC: phuŋ MC: phuŋ 16 AttributionsWD

                    Fēng 豐 (ant.*qiàn 歉 "poor natural harvest") refers primarily to the natural abundance of some feature or resource, but in elevated archaic discourse the word may also refer to abundance of sacrifice and the like. The rare fēng 丰 was not homophonous in ancient times, and the meaning emphasises beauty as well as abundance. [NATURAL!]

                      Word relations
                    • Ant: 耗/WEAK Hào 耗 (ant. kāng 康 "increasingly vigorous and healthy") refers to the process of weakening that results from using up available resources.

                      Syntactic words
                    • vadNsumptuous; abundant (harvest); luxurious (growth of grass)
                    • vadNfigurativeeffusive, profuse in dictionCH
                    • vadVsumptuously, aboundantly; richlyCH
                    • vibe abundant; be strong and resourceful
                    • vt+Nabound in, have an abundance of
                    • vtoNcausativemake abundant (the wealth of the people); cause (a state) to be rich; cause (trees etc.) to bear abundant fruit
                      duō OC: k-laal MC: tɑ 12 AttributionsWD

                    Duō 多 is the general word for a large number or a large amount of things. See MANY.

                      Word relations
                    • Contrast: 足/SUFFICIENT The current general word for sufficiency is zú 足 (ant. fá 乏 "be short of something").
                    • Synon: 厚/ABUNDANT Hòu 厚 (ant. báo 薄 "meagerly supplied with something") primarily refers to man-made or man-caused generous abundance, prototypically in contexts such as hospitality or exchange of presents. >>ARTIFICIAL

                      Syntactic words
                    • vadVabundantly, on a large scale
                    • vibe abundantCH
                    • vt+Nhave a great deal of, abound in
                    • vt0oNmthere is an abundance of (rain etc)
                    沛然  pèi rán OC: phoobs njen MC: phɑi ȵiɛn 6 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPadSabundantly
                    • VPadVabundantly, intensively
                    • VPiintensitiveto be abundant like a flow of water
                      wò OC: qrooɡ MC: ʔɣɔk 5 AttributionsWD

                    Wò 渥 (ant. báo 薄 "not very abundant, poorly supplied with liquid or vital energy etc.") typically refers to an abundance of liquids or gases.

                      Word relations
                    • Ant: 薄/TENUOUS Báo 薄 (ant. hòu 厚 "substantial") refers to anything thin or slight.

                      Syntactic words
                    • vibe abundant (of liquids and gaseous substances; often used figuratively)
                      yōu OC: qu MC: ʔɨu 3 AttributionsWD

                    Yōu 優 (ant.* liè 劣 "in short supply") refers to special abundance. {HIGH DEGREE], [ABSTRACT!]

                      Syntactic words
                    • vibe in abundant supply; have a surplus, not be exhausted (often used figuratively)
                    • vt+prep+Nbe more than enough for dealing withCH
                      bó OC: paaɡ MC: pɑk 3 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadN1.adN2an N2 of broad N1CH
                    • vadVon a large scale; widley; elaborately; with broad objectsCH
                    • vibe abundant and varied
                      rǎng OC: njaŋʔ MC: ȵi̯ɐŋ 3 AttributionsWD

                    Rǎng 穰 refers, occasionally, to the abundance of a population or to abundance of food supply. [SPECIALISED]

                      Word relations
                    • Ant: 饑/HUNGRY Jī 饑 (NOT ANCIENTLY HOMOPHONOUS WITH 飢 in ancient Chinese), and the rarer jín 饉 as well as the very rare qiàn 歉 refer to insufficiency of food as a result of bad harvest.

                      Syntactic words
                    • nadN(of harvests) abundant
                    • vibe flourishing; be abundant
                    • vi.redbe flourishing; be abundantLZ
                      mào OC: moos MC: mu 3 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadNabundant and flourishing
                      ráo OC: nɢjew MC: ȵiɛu 3 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vt+Nhave a rich supply of
                    • vt0+N{SUBJ}there is a rich supply of
                      yáng OC: k-laŋ MC: ji̯ɐŋ 2 AttributionsWD

                    Yáng 洋 typically refers specifically to abundance of water over a wide area, but the word is occasionally used in transferred senses. The image of water remains present. [NATURAL], [SPECIALISED]

                      Syntactic words
                    • vi.redfigurativegushing, copious, vast; mellifluous 洋洋
                      tāo OC: kh-luu MC: thɑu 2 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • viintensitivebe overabundant
                      tiǎn OC: thɯɯnʔ MC: then 2 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • nabfeaturegreat abundance of resources
                    • nadNsumptuous, rich, abundant
                    鬱茂  yù mào OC: qud moos MC: ʔi̯ut mu 2 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe thick and abundant (of growth)
                      chéng MC: dzyeng OC: djeŋLZ 2 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadN= sheng4 盛, abundantLZ
                      lè OC: ɡ-raawɡ MC: lɑk 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadNpleasingly rich 樂歲
                      zī OC: tsɯ MC: tsɨ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • nabactacting with abundant generosity
                    • vibe abundant (SHI) ZHANG HENG, 東京賦:鳥獸阜滋"there was an abundance of birds and beasts".
                      tāo OC: kh-luu MC: thɑu 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vi.redbe overabundant all over the place
                      yì OC: k-liɡ MC: jit 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vifigurativebe or come to be in overflowing abundance
                      zé OC: ɡrlaaɡ MC: ɖɣɛk 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • nabfeatureabundance
                      guàn OC: koons MC: kʷɑn 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadNluxuriantly growing
                      chì OC: khljɯɡs MC: tɕhɨ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vichangeacquire great intensitity (like that of a flame)
                    • viprocessflourishCH
                      dǔ OC: tuuɡ MC: tuok 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vtoNcausativeto increase; to make more abundant
                      yù OC: k-loɡs MC: ji̯o 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • virare in later literature and archaic: SHUOWEN be abundant, be ample (But note that most attested usages are figurative and psychological involving "generosity".)
                    • vtoNcausativemake ample, make abundant
                    滑澤  huá zé OC: ɡruud ɡrlaaɡ MC: ɦɣɛt ɖɣɛk 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPiintensitivebe rich and abundant
                    積滿  jī mǎn OC: skleɡ mboonʔ MC: tsiɛk mʷɑn 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe in abundant supply
                    • VPtoNfill out> be in abundant supply in
                    繁熾  fán chì OC: ban khljɯɡs MC: bi̯ɐn tɕhɨ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe abundant, numerous LONG AGAMA, T.1/1: 117c20 花果繁熾。 flowers and fruits were abundant
                    茂盛  mào shèng OC: moos djeŋs MC: mu dʑiɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe in abundance, abound
                    薄厚  báo hòu OC: baaɡ ɡooʔ MC: bɑk ɦu 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • NPab{nab1ant.nab2}featurerelative abundance
                    豐厚  fēng hòu OC: phuŋ ɡooʔ MC: phuŋ ɦu 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe abundant and unstinting
                    豐滿  fēng mǎn OC: phuŋ mboonʔ MC: phuŋ mʷɑn 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vibe abundant
                    豐盛  fēng shèng OC: phuŋ djeŋs MC: phuŋ dʑiɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe in abundance
                    豐茂  fēng mào OC: phuŋ moos MC: phuŋ mu 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe abundant
                    饒多  ráo duō OC: nɢjew k-laal MC: ȵiɛu tɑ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe in abundance
                    饒益  ráo yì OC: nɢjew qleɡ MC: ȵiɛu ʔiɛk 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe abundantly endowed; be superabundant
                    湯湯  shāng shāng MC: syang syang OC: lʰaŋ lʰaŋDS 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPi.redbe abundant and wast like a streamDS
                    紛藹  fēn ǎi MC: phjun 'ajH  OC: phɯn qaads CH 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPt prep Nbe abundant in quantityCH
                    繁茂  fán mào MC: bjon muwH OC: ban moosCH 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vibe abundantly manyCH
                    厚薄  hòu báo MC: huwH bak OC: ɡoos baaɡLZ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • NPab{nab1ant.nab2}relative abundance, relative amountLZ
                      biāo MC: pjew OC: prewLZ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vi.redevokes great amounts of snow (SHI)LZ
                      shē 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • nabfeaturerhetorical or descriptive poetic abundanceCH
                    雜博  zá bó MC: dzop pak OC: sɡuub paaɡLZ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPiabundant and variedLZ
                    滿  mǎn MC: manX OC: mboonʔCH 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vibe plentifulCH
                    優多  yōu duō MC: 'juw ta OC: qu k-laalLZ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe in abundant supplyLZ
                    大熟  dà shóu MC: dajH dzyuwk OC: daads djɯwɡDS 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe very abundant (of harvest)DS
                    渾渾  hún hún MC: hwon hwon OC: ɡuun ɡuunLZ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPiexpressiveabundant (as if great amounts of water flew)LZ
                    汸汸  fāng fāng MC: pjang pjang OC: paŋ paŋLZ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPiexpressiveabundant (as if coming in waves)LZ
                      fù MC: pjuwH OC: pɯɡsCH 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadNderivedrich and abundantCH
                    潤澤  rùn zé MC: -- draek OC: njuns ɡrlaaɡCH 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe richly abundantCH
                      yǒu OC: ɢʷɯʔ MC: ɦɨu 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadNOBI: being present in abundance
                    • viOBI: be in abundant supply, be present in abundance. See Takashima 1978 Early China
                      nóng OC: noŋ MC: ɳi̯oŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • nadNgrowing in clusters
                      fù OC: buʔ MC: bɨu 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • viabundant ZHANG HENG, 東京賦:鳥獸阜滋"there was an abundance of birds and beasts".
                    • vtoNcausativecause to be abundant FAYAN: 務在殷民阜財 "the purpose is in giving ample supplies to the people and making their supplies abundant".
                      zú OC: tsoɡ MC: tsi̯ok 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vt+Nabound in
                      shí OC: ɢljiɡ MC: ʑit 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadNabundant, plentiful
                      yú OC: la MC: ji̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • nabfeaturesuperabunance 求餘 "seek superabundance"
                    • viabound; be in abundance; be in superabundant abundant supply
                    潤澤  rùn zé MC: -- draek OC: njuns ɡrlaaɡCH 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe richly abundantCH

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