Hypernym

• SYMBOLARTEFACT USED FOR REFERRING to something INTENSELY DIFFERENT from that ARTEFACT.
  • ARTEFACTTHING PRODUCED by MAN.
    • THINGCONCRETE OBJECT.
      • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to....

Old Chinese Criteria

Modern Chinese Criteria

• 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