EMBELLISH  修飾

CAUSE-TO BECOME MORE BEAUTIFUL.
DECORATEADORNORNAMENTBEAUTIFYENHANCEGRACETRIMGARNISHGILDDECKBEDECKFESTOONEMBLAZONLITERARY BEJEWELBEDIZEN
Hypernym
  • BEAUTIFULEXCELLENT in APPEARANCE.
    • EXCELLENTFEATURE BECAUSE of which SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS OR SHOULD BE PREFERRED to OTHERS
      • FEATUREABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE.
        • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to....
See also
  • ORNAMENTARTEFFACT USED so as to PUT it on something FOR EMBELLISHING this thing.
    • PAINTSMEAR USING LIQUID so as to CAUSE something TO HAVE COLOUR.
      Hyponym
      • MAKE-UP EMBELLISH ONE'S FACE AND CLOTHES FOR A LIMITED PERIOD.
        Old Chinese Criteria
        1. The current general word for embellishment of anything concrete or abstract is shì 飾.

        2. Rùn 潤 refers to adding lustre and giving something a sumptuous appearance, and the word is always used in literal senses.

        3. Xiū 修 refers to an effort of elevated figurative embellishment and cultivation typically of an abstract kind, as in 修身.

        Modern Chinese Criteria
        裝飾

        裝點

        裝璜

        裝修

        點綴



        修飾 is a current modern word for embellishing something so as to improve it.

        潤色 focusses on the improvement of colours.

        潤飾 focusses on the creation of lushness.

        藻飾 (lit) refers to literary embellishments.

        點染 (lit) refers to touching up a literary piece.

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

        • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 1194

        • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 6.71

        • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

          EMBELLISH

          ornare refers to embellishment as an integrated part of making something properly and fully useful, and the word has positive connotations.

          comere refers to typically effeminate superficial beautification through attractive arrangement of what is embellished that shows excessive interest in mere appearances and superficial beauty.

          decorare refers to getting something into properly decorative shape.

        • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 252

        • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 93

        • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 188

          裝,妝

          1.WL points out correctly, that in the meaning "pretend" these characters are not interchangeable.

        Words

          shì OC: qhljɯɡ MC: ɕɨk 45 Attributions

        The current general word for embellishment of anything concrete or abstract is shì 飾.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNembellished
        • vibe artificially embellishing, be decorative; be full of embellishments or rhetorical flourishes
        • vtoNembellish, decorate; polish up and cultivate properly; embellish; decorate (also with abstract objects);
        • vtoNmiddle voiceget dressed up artificially
        • vtoNnegativedress up, make appear beautiful; disguise; specifically: disguise through embellishment; sometimes:
        • vtoNpassivebe embellished; be dressed up
        • vtoNpsychembellish (oneself), make (oneself) look artificially beautiful
          wén OC: mɯn MC: mi̯un 15 Attributions

          Word relations
        • Ant: 質/SUBSTANCE The general term for substance as opposed to form or appearance is zhì 質, and this troubling term desperately need systematic investigation.

          Syntactic words
        • vt(oN)give something an artificially beautiful appearance
        • vtoNLY 14.12: to refine, to give something a pleasing and refined pattern
        • vtoNcausativecause (oneself) to be elegant
        • vtoNnegativeto embellish an N, which is inherently wicked, so as to make it appear better than it isLZ
        • vtoNputativeto consider as elegant; to regard as refined
        • vtoNtattootattoo
        文章  wén zhāng OC: mɯn kjaŋ MC: mi̯un tɕi̯ɐŋ 12 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • NPnonreferentialdecorous manifestations; decorations; elaborate embellishments
          zǎo OC: tsaawʔ MC: tsɑu 6 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • nabfeatureliterary flourish; aesthetic superior achievementsCH
        • nabpassiveembellishment
        • vtoNembellish
        • vtoNfigurativeembellish non-physically
        莊嚴  zhuāng yán OC: skraŋ ŋɡam MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ ŋi̯ɐm 6 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: adornment
        • VPiBUDDH: ?? be adorned, be embellished
        • VPifigurativeBUDDH: ?? be embellished > be glorious, be brilliant
        • VPtoNBUDDH: ?? adorn, embellish
          rùn OC: njuns MC: ȵʷin 5 Attributions

        Rùn 潤 refers to adding lustre and giving something a sumptuous appearance, and the word is always used in literal senses.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNpolished upCH
        • vtoNadorn, give lustre to
          zhěng OC: tjeŋʔ MC: tɕiɛŋ 3 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNarrange in an orderly manner
        • vtoNpassivebe arranged in good order; be in order; be well-functioning
          xiū OC: sqlɯw MC: sɨu 3 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vt(oN)embellish the contextually determinate N
        • vtoN
        • vtoNreflexive.自decorate oneself
          xiū OC: sqlɯw MC: sɨu 2 Attributions

        Xiū 修 refers to an effort of elevated figurative embellishment and cultivation typically of an abstract kind, as in 修身.

          Syntactic words
        • vtoNcausativemake beautiful, beautify
          chí OC: rlɯ MC: ɖɨ 2 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vt(oN)get the contextually determinate thing N into proper shape
        • vtoNget into proper shape, set to work properly on
          zhuāng OC: skraŋ MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vadNadorned, well-kept
        • vtoNperform make-up (for someone)
        • vtoNpassivebe embellished, be made-up
        • vtoNsubj=nonhumanembellish
        修飾  xiū shì OC: sqlɯw qhljɯɡ MC: sɨu ɕɨk 2 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • VPt(oN)embellish (themselves), tart themselves upCH
        • VPtoNpolish up, add ornaments to
        • VPtoNpsychembellish and adorn (oneself)
        嚴飾  yán shì OC: ŋɡam qhljɯɡ MC: ŋi̯ɐm ɕɨk 2 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • NPimpressive embellishments
        • VPibe well-adorned
          diào OC: deewɡs MC: deu
          nuò OC: rneewɡ MC: ɳɣɔk 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNadjust properly, arrange in an orderly manner
          lǐ OC: ɡ-rɯʔ MC: lɨ 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNwork (jade etc); mulanshi: arrange (a woman's hairdo) properly
          zhǔn OC: tjunʔ MC: tɕʷin 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNembellish, embroider
          měi OC: mriʔ MC: mi 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNcausativebeautify
        斧藻  fǔ zǎo OC: paʔ tsaawʔ MC: pi̯o tsɑu 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • VPtoNhack/chisel out embellishing patterns in> embellish
        潤色  rùn sè OC: njuns sqrɯɡ MC: ȵʷin ʂɨk 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • VPtoNgive the final polish and sheen to (a document etc)
          měi MC: mijX OC: mriʔCH 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNembellishCH
        藩飾  fān shì MC: pjon syik OC: pan qhljɯɡLZ 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • VPtoNto adornLZ
          qiú OC: ɡu MC: gɨu 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vigem-adorned
          yě OC: laʔ MC: jɣɛ 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNadorn (YI)
          zhuāng OC: skraŋ MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • viactput on makeup
        • vtoNadorn (SHUOWEN: 飾也)
          róng OC: k-loŋ MC: ji̯oŋ 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • viadorn (SHI) ????
          bì OC: piɡ MC: pit 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • nornament at lower end of scabbard (Shi)
          Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNapply make-up to ( a female)
          zǔ OC: skaaʔ MC: tsuo̝ 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vtoN(archaic and elevated:) beautify (as in 組修其身)
          chì OC: khrlɯɡ MC: ʈhɨk 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • viactuse make-up (for 飾)
        華飾  huá shì OC: ɢʷraal qhljɯɡ MC: ɦɣɛ ɕɨk 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • NPembellishment
        • VPadNembellished; done-up
        章黼  zhāng fǔ OC: kjaŋ paʔ MC: tɕi̯ɐŋ pi̯o 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • NPadNembellished with black and white patterning
          nòng OC: ɡ-rooŋs MC: luŋ 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vtoNembellish

        Existing SW for

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