FEND OFF  防禦禦/御

HINDER someone who ATTACKS so as to CAUSE him TO LEAVE.
WARD OFFHEAD OFFSTAVE OFFHOLD OFFREPELREPULSERESISTFIGHT OFFDEFEND ONESELF AGAINSTPREVENTSTOPBLOCKINTERCEPTHOLD BACK
Hypernym
  • HINDERSTOP from ACT:doing what someone or something INTENDS to ACT:do.
    • STOPACT so as NOT to CONTINUE NOW:present ACTION.
      • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
        • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION....
See also
  • OPPOSEINTERACT so as to PREVENT a HUMAN OR ANIMAL from ACHIEVING HIS/HER AIMS.
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. The current general word for keeping someone or something at a distance or hindering an advance against one is yù 禦 / 御.

    2. Jù 拒 concentrates on the maintenance of physical distance by some superior force.

    3. Dǐ 抵 refers to a defensive way of preventing something from getting close to one.

    4. Kàng 抗 refers to keeping something at a distance by force.

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    抗拒

    抗

    抗命

    對抗

    違抗

    抵制

    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

      Words

      禦  yù OC: ŋaʔ MC: ŋi̯ɤ
      御  yù OC: ŋas MC: ŋi̯ɤ 34 AttributionsWD

      The current general word for keeping someone or something at a distance or hindering an advance against one is yù 禦/御.

        Word relations
      • Object: 蠱/BEWITCH The standard word for bewitchment through supernatural obnoxious influences is gǔ 蠱.

        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)figurativeto ward off, protect against (excessive heat, cold, etc.)
      • vtoNward off, hold at bay, stop, hinder
      抗  kàng OC: khaaŋs MC: khɑŋ 4 AttributionsWD

      Kàng 抗 refers to keeping something at a distance by force.

        Syntactic words
      • nabdispositionresilience
      • viactfight back; be resilient; be nobly independent
      • vtoNfight off, counter (a verbal attack)
      拒  jù OC: ɡaʔ MC: gi̯ɤ 3 AttributionsWD

      Jù 拒 concentrates on the maintenance of physical distance by some superior force.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNhold at bay, fend off; keep at a distance
      斥  chì OC: khljaɡ MC: tɕhiɛk 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNrebuff, repel, keep at bay; avoid and keep away
      • vtoNpassivebe fended off
      守  shǒu OC: qhjuʔ MC: ɕɨu 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNguard against
      扞  hàn OC: ɡaans MC: ɦɑn 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNfend off, ward off
      抵  dǐ OC: tiilʔ MC: tei 1 AttributionWD

      Dǐ 抵 refers to a defensive way of preventing something from getting close to one.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNoffer resistance (compare also 牴 and 觝 which write the same word under different nuances)
      當  dāng OC: taaŋ MC: tɑŋ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNpassivebe fended off; be withstood
      耦  ǒu OC: ŋooʔ MC: ŋu 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNset up an opponent as a balance
      扞禦  hàn yù OC: ɡaans ŋaʔ MC: ɦɑn ŋi̯ɤ 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNfend off, guard against
      蔽  bì MC: pjiejH OC: pedsCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNguard againstCH
      牴  dǐ OC: tiilʔ MC: tei 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNfend off using one's horns
      牴  dǐ OC: tiilʔ MC: tei 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNfend off using one's horns
      蔽  bì MC: pjiejH OC: pedsCH 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNguard againstCH

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