OPPRESS  虐待虐

CONTROL CRUELLY.
PERSECUTEABUSEMALTREATILL-TREATTYRANNIZECRUSHREPRESSSUPPRESSSUBJUGATESUBDUEKEEP DOWNGRIND DOWNRIDE ROUGHSHOD OVERRULE WITH AN IRON FIST/HAND
Hypernym
  • CONTROLINTERACT so as to CAUSE TO BE OR ACT RESEMBLE:as one DESIRES.
    • INTERACTACT so as to CAUSE ANOTHER TO REACT.
      • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
        • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION....
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most common general word for oppression is probably nŸè 虐 (ant. cí 慈 "show loving care for").

2. Bào 暴 (ant. fǔ 撫 "care well for") emphasises the aspect of violence.

3. Líng 陵 (ant. yù 育 "take loving care of", and the rare jí 藉, and chéng 乘 emphasise the abuse of supremacy of social or political position.

Modern Chinese Criteria
虐待

凌虐

虐害

肆虐

虧待

苛待

壓迫

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

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 66

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 11.294

    UNTERDRUECKUNG

Words

暴  bào OC: boowɡs MC: bɑu 9 AttributionsWD

Bào 暴 (ant. fǔ 撫 "care well for") emphasises the aspect of violence.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNoppress cruelly, oppress by violent means
  • vtoNpsychbe cruel to or oppress (oneself)
虐  nǜe OC: ŋawɡ MC: ŋi̯ɐk 9 AttributionsWD

The most common general word for oppression is probably nŸè 虐 (ant. cí 慈 "show loving care for").

    Word relations
  • Object: 民/PEOPLE The dominant current general word for the people is mín 民 (ant. jūn 君 "ruler"), and this term refers to the people particularly insofar as they are ruled by a ruler or belong to a state.

    Syntactic words
  • nabactoppression
  • vtoNcruelly oppress; be recklessly violent against
凌  líng OC: b-rɯŋ MC: lɨŋ 6 AttributionsWD

    Word relations
  • Contrast: 弱/WEAK The current general word for weakness of any physical or abstract kind, and of anything including states, persons, and animals is ruò 弱 (ant. qiáng 強 "strong").

    Syntactic words
  • vadVfiercely; cruelly;DS
  • vtoNdominate; maltreat; oppress; see 陵
陵  líng OC: b-rɯŋ MC: lɨŋ 4 AttributionsWD

Líng 陵 (ant. yù 育 "take loving care of", and the rare jí 藉, and chéng 乘 emphasise the abuse of supremacy of social or political position.

    Word relations
  • Object: 弱/WEAK The current general word for weakness of any physical or abstract kind, and of anything including states, persons, and animals is ruò 弱 (ant. qiáng 強 "strong").
  • Assoc: 犯/ATTACK

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNoppress from a position of ascendancy
迫  pò MC: paek OC: praaɡCH 3 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • nabthe fact of being oppressedCH
  • vtoNmiddle voicebe oppressedCH
抑  yì OC: qɯɡ MC: ʔɨk 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNrepress, oppressLZ
  • vtoNpassivebe oppressed; get oppressed
侮  wǔ 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNoppressTWH
乘  chéng OC: ɢjɯŋ MC: ʑɨŋ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNtrample on others show no regard for their sensibilities
攝  shè OC: qhljeb MC: ɕiɛp 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNpassivebe oppressed
藉  jiè OC:  MC: dzɣɛ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNtrample on and humiliate cruelly
迫脅  pò xié OC: praaɡ qhlob MC: pɣɛk hi̯ɐp 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPtoNoppress
魚肉  yú ròu OC: ŋɡla njuɡ MC: ŋi̯ɤ ȵuk 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPtoNtreat like meat and fish> cruelly oppress 魚肉百姓
凌暴  líng bào MC: ling bawH  OC: b-rɯŋ boowɡs CH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPifeaturebe oppressiveCH
凌轢  líng lì MC: ling lek OC: b-rɯŋ ɡ-rewɡTWH 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • VPtoNoppress and maltreatTWH
訖  qì OC: kɯd MC: kɨt 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoN(cause to come to an end>) to suppress
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    Syntactic words
  • vtoNmiddle voicebe oppressedCH
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    Syntactic words
  • VPifeaturebe oppressiveCH

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