CHEST    胸部

BOSOMBREASTUPPER BODY
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word is xiōng 胸, sometimes written xiōng 匈 and refers to the entire upper part of the torso, including the breasts, but the word is colloquial in flavour and did not become current before Warring States times. 2. Huái 懷 can be used to refer to the chest as a place where something is carried, and also as the seat of emotions. 3. Yīng 膺 is the old word referring to the outer part of the chest, the part on which clothes are placed. 4. Rǔ 乳 and the even rarer SONG colloquial word nǎi 嬭 can refer specifically to the female breasts. 5. Yì 臆 is the inner part of the chest, the seat of the emotions, and often a metaphorical term for thoughts harboured in the heart, and in early texts the word is rare, occurring mostly in the combination xiōng yì 胸臆 "the breast as seat of emotion and thought". 6. Lèi 肋 is an anatomical term for the sides of the chest and the ribs.　See RIB
Modern Chinese Criteria
胸 胸臆 胸膛 毿毿的胸膛 膺 胸脯 脯 胸口 胸脯子 胸腔 腔 腔子 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Part of
  • BREASTPAIR of BODY PARTS on the CHEST of WOMEN.
  • RIBBIG BONES at FRONT of CHEST.
  • STOMACHPART of BODY'S TORSO BELOW THE CHEST.
Hypernym
    Other Hypernyms
    • Not defined　 (anc: 2/0, child: 203)
    • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
    • 　 (anc: 0/0, child: 0)
    • N/A　 (anc: 3/0, child: 85)
    • Not defined　 (anc: 2/0, child: 203)
    • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 4.40

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 4.41

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 8

  • A Russian-English Collocational Dictionary of the Human Body ( IORDANSKAJA 1996) p. 21

  • A Russian-English Collocational Dictionary of the Human Body ( IORDANSKAJA 1996) p. 97

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 92

    • Words (11 items)

    胸  xiōng OC: qhoŋ MC: hi̯oŋ
    匈  xiōng OC: qhoŋ MC: hi̯oŋ 29 Attributions

    The general word is xiōng 胸, sometimes written xiōng 匈and refers to the entire upper part of the torso, including the breasts, but the word is colloquial in flavour and did not become current before Warring States times.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 臆/CHEST Yì 臆 is the inner part of the chest, the seat of the emotions, and often a metaphorical term for thoughts harboured in the heart, and in early texts the word is rare, occurring mostly in the combination xiōng yì 胸臆"the breast as seat of emotion and thought".

      Syntactic words
    • nbreast, chest
    • nab(.post-N)figurativechest; the seat of thoughts, virtues, and emotions
    懷  huái OC: ɡruul MC: ɦɣɛi 10 Attributions

    Huái 懷 can be used to refer to the chest as a place where something is carried, and also as the seat of emotions.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 衽/COLLAR Jīn 衿／襟 and rèn 衽 refer specifically to the lapels which normally cross in front of the chest.

      Syntactic words
    • n(post-N)bosom (especially as repository of feelings on the one hand, and as repository for things carried along)
    膺  yīng OC: qɯŋ MC: ʔɨŋ 5 Attributions

    Yīng 膺 is the old word referring to the outer part of the chest, the part on which clothes are placed.

      Syntactic words
    • nchest
    心  xīn OC: slɯm MC: sim 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • n(post-N)chest
    胸臆  xiōng yì OC: qhoŋ qɯɡ MC: hi̯oŋ ʔɨk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPchest
    臆  yì OC: qɯɡ MC: ʔɨk 1 Attribution

    Yì 臆 is the inner part of the chest, the seat of the emotions, and often a metaphorical term for thoughts harboured in the heart, and in early texts the word is rare, occurring mostly in the combination xiōng yì 胸臆"the breast as seat of emotion and thought".

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 胸 / 匈/CHEST The general word is xiōng 胸, sometimes written xiōng 匈and refers to the entire upper part of the torso, including the breasts, but the word is colloquial in flavour and did not become current before Warring States times.

      Syntactic words
    • nbreast, seat of feelings, bosom
    心腹  xīn fù OC: slɯm puɡ MC: sim puk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPchest and abdomen; internal organs
    • NPfigurativechest and abdomen > inside, heart
    肋  lèi OC: ɡ-rɯɯɡ MC: lək 0 Attributions

    Lèi 肋 is an anatomical term for the sides of the chest and the ribs.　See RIB

      Syntactic words
    • n(side of) the chest
    脯  pú OC: baa MC: buo̝ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nwhat is contained in the chest
    乳  rǔ OC: njoʔ MC: ȵi̯o 0 Attributions

    Rǔ 乳 and the even rarer SONG colloquial word nǎi 嬭 can refer specifically to the female breasts.

      Syntactic words
    匈  xiōng OC: qhoŋ MC: hi̯oŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • DELETEchest