OMEN    預兆兆

IMAGE SHOWING OR PROVING that a FUTURE EVENT will HAPPEN.
PORTENTSIGNSIGNALTOKENFOREWARNINGWARNINGFORESHADOWINGPREDICTIONFORECASTPROPHECYHARBINGERAUGURYAUSPICEPRESAGESTRAW IN THE WIND(HAND)WRITING ON THE WALLINDICATIONHINTLITERARY FORETOKEN
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general term for a presage is zhào 兆. 2. Xiáng 祥 is a less momentous sign or portent, positive or negative.
Modern Chinese Criteria
預兆 先兆 兆頭 兆 朕 兆朕 朕兆 徵兆 前兆 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • SYMBOL　ARTEFACT USED FOR REFERRING to something INTENSELY DIFFERENT from that ARTEFACT. (anc: 5/0, child: 13)
  • ARTEFACT　THING PRODUCED by MAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 26)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 22.47

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    OMEN

    auguria are natural events which posses a meaning for those only who are skilful in the interpretation of signs.

    auspicia are natural events which can be interpreted by specialists whose official duty it is to intepret such signs.

    prodigia, ostentum, portenta and monstra are appearances out of the ordinary course the ordinary course of nature, which sgtrike the common people and only receive a more exact interpretation from the specialist.

    prodigium refers to an appearance which is replete with meaning and pregnant with consequences.

    monstrum refers to a sign which is striking through its ugliness and/or unnatural.

    ostentum is a sign which excites wonder by its overwhelming size or scale.

    omina are signs which any person to whom they occur can interpret for himjself without assistance.

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 1966) p. 226

    Omen:

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 779

    Omina:

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    OMEN

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 113

    • Words (4 items)

    兆  zhào OC: ɡrlewʔ MC: ɖiɛu 10 Attributions

    The current general term for a presage is zhào 兆.

      Syntactic words
    • n(post-N)sign, presage
    • n[post-N]omen for somethingCH
    • vichangeshow signs; (of problems) become virulent
    • vtoNbe indicative of N, be an omen of N
    祥  xiáng OC: sɢlaŋ MC: zi̯ɐŋ 3 Attributions

    Xiáng 祥 is a less momentous sign or portent, positive or negative.

      Syntactic words
    • nabeventsign or portent (good or bad)
    釁  xìn OC: qhrɯns MC: hin
    釁  xìn OC: hmrɯns MC: hin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • npost-Nomen
    禨祥  jī xiáng MC: kj+j zjang OC: kɯl sɢlaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabomens HYDCD: 謂吉凶之先兆。CH