DWELL  住居／處

BE-IN a HOME ENDURINGLY:permanently.
RESIDELIVEBE SETTLEDBE HOUSEDLODGESTAYINFORMAL PUT UPFORMAL ABIDEBE DOMICILED
Hypernym
  • BE INRELATION between a THING AND what that THING FILLS OR PART:partially FILLS.
    • RELATIONFEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER.
      • FEATUREABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE.
        • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to....
See also
  • BE INRELATION between a THING AND what that THING FILLS OR PART:partially FILLS.
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. The current general words for dwelling in a place for some considerable time are jū 居 and chǔ 處 (all ant. xíng 行 "travel").

    2. Shè 舍 and sù 宿 refer to spending the night in a certain place.

    3. Guǎn 館 refers to spending the night in a visitor's hostel (which is China's ancient answer to a hotel).

    4. Qī 棲 refers to a temporary or non-voluntary stay of any length, typically of an informal kind. See ROOST

    5. Xìn 信 is sometimes used as a technical term for staying in a place for two nights.

    6. Cì 次 is sometimes used as a technical term for spending more than two days in a certain place.

    7. Jì 寄 and yù 寓 refer to staying in some place for a strictly limited space of time.

    8. Jùn 軍 refers specifically to an army encamping in a certain place for a limited time.

    NB: Zhù 住 is post-Buddhist (SIX DYNASTIES)

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    居住

    住

    住在

    居

    住居

    居留

    棲身

    棲止

    安身

    容身

    卜居

    存身

    寄身

    托身

    托跡

    托足

    盤桓

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

    • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 7.11

    • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

      INHABIT

      incolere is a transitive verb referring to permanent residence in the object.

      habitare takes a prepositional phrase as an object and is synonymous with incolere.

    • “孟子”同義詞研究 ( MENGZI TONGYI 2002) p. 313

    • 東漢﹣隨常用詞演變研究 ( WANG WEIHUI 2000) p. 288

    • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.225.184

      DEMEURER.LOGER

    • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 322

    Words

    居  jū OC: ka MC: ki̯ɤ 77 AttributionsWD

    The current general words for dwelling in a place for some considerable time are jū 居 and chǔ 處 (all ant. xíng 行 "travel").

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 安/COMFORTABLE The standard word for material and psychological comfort is ān 安.
    • Epithet: 隱/HIDE ONESELF
    • Contrast: 入/ENTER The standard dominant word is rù 入(ant. chū 出 "go out") which refers to any kind of concrete or abstract entering of a thing into another. (CHECK!!)

      Syntactic words
    • nabactdeciding where to live; choice of dwelling place
    • vipost-.vtoNdwell with, stay with, associate withCH
    • vt(oN)live in the contextually determinate place N
    • vt(oN)live in some placeCH
    • vt+prep+Ndwell in
    • vt+prep+Ninchoativeto settle (in a place) to find a dwelling (somewhere); take up residence in
    • vt[oN]choose to live in a place
    • vt[oN]live in a placeLZ
    • vtoNdwell in for longish time LY 15 居是邦 "when living in such-and-such a state"
    • vtoNtreat as one's permanent homeCH
    • vtoNabfind oneself in (a situation etc)
    • vtoNinchoativesettle in, go to reside in, take up residence in
    • vtoNN=humansettle among
    • vtoNpassivebe dwelt inLZ
    • vtoNstativebe situated in; have one's (permanent, or at least lasting) abode in; spend one's time (with someone); transferred: be in (such-and-such a condition)
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2causativecause N1 to live in the place N2
    處  chǔ OC: khljaʔ MC: tɕhi̯ɤ 37 AttributionsWD

      Syntactic words
    • viact, figurativepass one's time; live
    • vt(oN)inchoativesettle in NCH
    • vt+prep+Nlive in
    • vt+prep+Ninchoativetake up private residence in
    • vt[oN]dwell in one's placeCH
    • vtoNstay in (a place); stay among (the barbarians etc); choose to dwell in, choose as one's abode; take up private residence in
    • vtoNcausativecause (oneself) to have a dwelling
    • vtoNfigurativedwell in (oneself)
    • vtoNfigurativederived: dwell in spiritually> live by N, be constantly informed spiritually or morally by NCH
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2cause N1 to take up residence in N2
    次  cì OC: snʰis MC: tshi 28 AttributionsWD

    Cì 次 is sometimes used as a technical term for spending more than two days in a certain place.

      Syntactic words
    • nhalting place (of an army)
    • vt(oN)OBI: camp for a few days (as of an army in a military campaign), encampTAKASHIMA: all occurrences of the OBI graph (commonly transcribed as 次 ) with a horizontal stroke undertneath the graph are verbal, whereas all nominal uses of the graph do not have this horizontal stroke.
    • vt+prep+Nmake a halt in; spend some days in
    在  zài OC: sɡɯɯʔ MC: dzəi 21 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Ndwell in
    • vtoN.adVin 在邯鄲住
    • vtoNactdwell in, stay in, live inBuddh. historiographic writings: have one's permament residence in (i.e. as one's main place of teaching activities)
    舍  shè OC: lʰas MC: ɕɣɛ 21 AttributionsWD

    Shè 舍 and sù 宿 refer to spending the night in a certain place.

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)set up one's army camp; stop for the night
    • vt+prep+Ntake temporary lodging (with somebody or in a certain place); (of army) encamp at
    • vtoNspend the night in (a place); take temporary lodging with or at
    • vtoNcausativecause to dwell
    軍  jūn OC: kun MC: ki̯un 21 AttributionsWD

    Jùn 軍 refers specifically to an army encamping in a certain place for a limited time.

      Syntactic words
    • vi+prep+N(of an army) to encamp at
    • vi-Nencamp at
    • vt[oN]encamp, make camp
    住  zhù OC: dos MC: ɖi̯o 16 AttributionsWD

    NB: Zhù 住 is post-Buddhist (SIX DYNASTIES)

      Syntactic words
    • nabactthe dwelling with things
    • nobjectSHU: place where one stays
    • vt(oN)live in a contextually determinate place
    • vt(oN)figurativedwell with the contextually determinate N
    • vt+prep+Ndwell in N
    • vt+prep+Nfigurativestay in, dwell in (a mental state)
    • vt[oN]figurativedwell with things
    • vtoNpost-Han: stay in; reside at
    • vtoNmake one's home in (the universe)CH
    • vtoNfigurativepersevere in, cultivate constantly
    • vtoNsubject=humanreside in, be in
    • vtpost-.VtoNN=objlive in N
    宿  sù OC: suɡ MC: suk 15 AttributionsWD

    Shè 舍 and sù 宿 refer to spending the night in a certain place.

      Syntactic words
    • viactspend the night
    • vt(oN)spend the night in a contextually determinate place; later more generally: dwell
    • vt+prep+Nspend the night in
    • vtoNspend the night in
    • vtpostN{OBJ}spend the night in
    師  shī OC: sril MC: ʂi 15 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Ndeploy one's troops for aggressive purposes at, encamp at
    安  ān OC: qaan MC: ʔɑn 10 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNsettle peacefully in (a place), be at peace in (a place, also abstractly: a social position)
    • vtoNfigurativedwell securely in > cultivate constantly
    寓  yù OC: ŋos MC: ŋi̯o 4 AttributionsWD

    Jì 寄 and yù 寓 refer to staying in some place for a strictly limited space of time.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNtemporay residing; refugee
    • vt(oN)live in a place
    • vt+prep+Nfigurativedwell in
    • vtoNactcome to lodge in, happen to reside in for a time; stay with for a time
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2causativelodge (somebody N1) temporarily at (a place N2)無寓人於我室
    廬  lú OC: k-ra MC: li̯ɤ 4 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • viactlive in simple surroundings
    • viactlive in the mourning shed
    • vt+prep+Nlive in a simple hut in N
    寄  jì OC: krals MC: kiɛ 3 AttributionsWD

    Jì 寄 and yù 寓 refer to staying in some place for a strictly limited space of time.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVtemporarily; (live) for a time
    • vt+prep+Ndwell in 寄生於
    • vtoNseek lodging with for a time, find security for a time with; stay with for a time
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2figurativecause N1 to find repose in N2CH
    止  zhǐ OC: kljɯʔ MC: tɕɨ 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vispend the night
    • viderivedabstract: (in recitation) stay in place (not moving on quickly), dwell in one place/on one wordCH
    • vt(oN)spend the night in
    隱  yǐn OC: qɯnʔ MC: ʔɨn 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • viactlive in hiding; live in obscurity; live in such a way as to hide from public life SHIJI: 與高祖隱 "lived in hiding together with Gaozu"
    • vt+prep+Nlive in hiding in/at/among NLZ
    宅  zhái OC: brlaaɡ MC: ɖɣɛk 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)make one's home in the contextually determinate NCH
    • vt+prep+Nmake one's home in; settle in
    • vtoNOBI: take up residence in (a house); dwell
    旅  lǚ OC: raʔ MC: li̯ɤ 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • viactstay in a place
    • vt+prep+Nfigurative"dwell"
    館  guàn OC: koons MC: kʷɑn 2 AttributionsWD

    Guǎn 館 refers to spending the night in a visitor's hostel (which is China's ancient answer to a hotel).

      Syntactic words
    • viactspend the night in a hostel/hotel for visitors
    • vt+prep+Ntake up quarters
    安置  ān zhì OC: qaan tɯɡs MC: ʔɑn ʈɨ 2 AttributionsWD
    • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 6

      Syntactic words
    • VPireside temporarily
    寄住  jì zhù OC: krals dos MC: kiɛ ɖi̯o 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPidwell, live for a limited time
    • VPt(oN)figurativedwell in the contextually determinate place for a limited time
    盤泊  pán bó OC: baan blaaɡ MC: bʷɑn bɑk 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)omreside at, dwell in a contextually determinate place
    • VPtoNN=placereside at, dwell in, stay in
    信  xìn OC: sins MC: sin 1 AttributionWD

    Xìn 信 is sometimes used as a technical term for staying in a place for two nights.

      Syntactic words
    • vadV(dwelling) for one day (SHI)
    • viactSHI; ZUO Xiang 18: spend a couple of nights (below the city walls, presumably in tents)
    坐  zuò OC: sɡools MC: dzʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
    • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 467

      glossed as 居住；栖息

      This meaning is rather common in vernacular texts, escpecially of the Tang period; there are also examples in Tang poetry (白居易：《自提小圓》); BIANWEN, fasc. 3; SOUSHENJI

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNsit at a place > to live in/at; dwell in/at (this is a meaning common in vernacular texts of the Tang)
    實  shí OC: ɢljiɡ MC: ʑit 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbuild up the numbers of the population in, populate (an area)
    棲  qī OC:  MC: sei 1 AttributionWD

    Qī 棲 refers to a temporary or non-voluntary stay of any length, typically of an informal kind. See ROOST

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNuse as one's home
    • vtoNcausativecause (oneself) to live in 棲身
    里  lǐ OC: ɡ-rɯʔ MC: lɨ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmake one's home in
    住持  zhù chí OC: dos ɡrlɯ MC: ɖi̯o ɖɨ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNBUDDH: permant resident in a Buddhist monastery
    居止  jū zhǐ OC: ka kljɯʔ MC: ki̯ɤ tɕɨ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNdwelling
    掛錫  guà xī OC: kʷrees sleeɡ MC: kɣɛ sek 1 AttributionWD
    • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 4585a

      Syntactic words
    • VPichangeBUDDH: hang one's monk's staff on the wall > become a resident monk in a monastery (also liúxī 留錫)
    舍處  shè chù OC: lʰas qhljas MC: ɕɣɛ tɕhi̯ɤ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPdwelling place; home
    駐泊  zhù bó OC: tos blaaɡ MC: ʈi̯o bɑk 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)settle at a contextually determinate place
    • VPtoNanchor > settle (at a place)
    主  zhǔ OC: tjoʔ MC: tɕi̯o 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+NSHIJI: spend a night in N
    • vtoNtreat as one's host for a night: dwell in 必主其家 "will inevitably stay in his home"
    厎  dǐ OC: tjilʔ MC: tɕi 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • viactcome to dwell, settle
    家  jiā OC: kraa MC: kɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Nmake one's home in N; have one's home in N SHIJI: 家焉
    屯  zhūn OC: tun MC: ʈʷin
    屯  tún OC: duun MC: duo̝n 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Nbe encamped at
    駐  zhù OC: tos MC: ʈi̯o 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoN{PLACE}set up camp in Npl
    住在  zhù zài OC: dos sɡɯɯʔ MC: ɖi̯o dzəi 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNlive in
    同舍  tóng shè OC: looŋ lʰas MC: duŋ ɕɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNlive in the same house/compound as N
    隱居  yǐn jū OC: qɯnʔ ka MC: ʔɨn ki̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactlive in seclusion
    隱淪  yǐn lún OC: qɯnʔ ɡ-run MC: ʔɨn lʷin 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactlive in hiding
    歸  guī OC: klul MC: kɨi 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpost-Han: settle down in
    客  kè OC: khraaɡ MC: khɣɛk 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNSHIJI: dwell as guest in the place N, stay as guest with N

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