SLIM  瘦瘠

THIN AND NOT FAT, of HUMANS AND ANIMALS.
SLENDERLEANTHINWILLOWYSYLPHLIKESVELTELISSOMETRIMSLIGHTSLIGHTLY BUILT
Antonym
  • FATABUNDANT in GREASE AND BIG AND HEAVY TYPICALLY BECAUSE of EXCESSIVE EATING. See also GREASE.
    Hypernym
    • THINSMALL in the MOST SMALL DIMENSION.
      • TENUOUSUNIMPORTANT BECAUSE LACKING BIGNESS, REALITY, OR HIGH DEGREE.
        • UNIMPORTANTLACK IMPORTANCE.
          • LACKSITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE....
    See also
    • WEAKLACK STRENGTH.
      Old Chinese Criteria
      1. The most current general word for skinniness is probably jí 瘠 / 膌 (ant. féi 肥 "fat").

      2. Qú 臞 (ant. rǎng 壤 [ 肉字旁 ]) refers to skinniness in humans.

      3. Léi 羸 refers to skinniness as a result of famine or of disease.

      4. Shòu 瘦 is rare in pre-Buddhist times, and refers generally to emaciation.

      黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
      HUANG JINGUI 2006

      HUMAN BODY 46.

      瘠，上古時期的通語，是程度最嚴重的瘦，是瘦至露骨。

      [ 病 FOR 月　IN THE ALTERNATIVE CHARACTER] （臞），由於心情憂鬱而導致肌肉不豐。

      瘦，東漢後期以來的表示人體消瘦的通稱。

      羸，瘦弱，兼氣力而言，多用於年老體病者。

      Modern Chinese Criteria
      瘦

      纖細

      輕盈 refers to something being slim and graceful.

      亭亭玉立

      纖弱

      玉立

      瘦子

      瘦猴

      骨頭架子

      first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis, based on CL. 18.11.2003. CH

      • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

        SLIM

        exilis and macer refer negatively to lack of rich inner substance and full physical shape.

        macer refers negatively to lack of full physical shape in animals.

        tenuis refers positively to a lack of surplus fat, a sound commendable slender delicacy of form.

        gracilis refers positively to tall slendernes, especially of animals.

      • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 342

      • 東漢﹣隨常用詞演變研究 ( WANG WEIHUI 2000) p. 330

      Words

      臞  qú OC: ɡʷa MC: gi̯o 10 AttributionsWD

      Qú 臞 (ant. rǎng 壤[肉字旁]) refers to skinniness in humans

        Syntactic words
      • vichangebecome emaciated
      • vigradedslim, stalky, emaciated, skinny
      • vtoNcausativeoccasionally causal vt: cause to become skinny
      瘠  jí OC: dzeɡ MC: dziɛk
      膌  jí OC: dzeɡ MC: dziɛk 9 AttributionsWD

      The most current general word for skinniness is probably jí 瘠/膌 (ant. féi 肥 "fat").

        Word relations

        Syntactic words
      • vigraded(naturally, constitutionally, or as a result of malnutrition etc) thin, physically weak; of land: infertile
      • vtoNcausativefatten up
      瘦  shòu OC: srus MC: ʂɨu 6 AttributionsWD

      Shòu 瘦 is rare in pre-Buddhist times, and refers generally to emaciation.

        Syntactic words
      • vigradedfirst current in post-Han times, SHUOWEN: thin, emaciated 甚瘦
      羸  léi MC: ljwe OC: rol 4 AttributionsWD

      Léi 羸 refers to skinniness as a result of famine or of disease.

        Word relations
      • Ant: 肥/FAT The current general word for sleekness or obesity is féi 肥 (ant. qū 臞 "emaciated", jí 瘠 "thin") , and it must be noted that the term has positive connotations in ancient China.

        Syntactic words
      • vigaunt (because of circumstances like famine)
      羸瘦  léi shòu OC: rol srus MC: liɛ ʂɨu 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • VP[adN]emaciated person
      • VPiweak and emaciated
      悴  cuì OC: sɡuds MC: dzi 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • vichangebecome emaciated
      顑  kǎn OC: khoomʔ MC: khəm 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • viCC: emaciated
      枯瘦  kū shòu OC: khaa srus MC: khuo̝ ʂɨu 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPibe all dry and emaciated
      羸弱  léi ruò OC: rol njewɡ MC: liɛ ȵi̯ɐk 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPiemaciated
      顑頷  kǎn hàn OC: khoomʔ ɡlɯɯmʔ MC: khəm ɦəm 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPibe all emaciated and famished
      尩  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • viemaciated (ZUO)
      棘  jí OC: kɯɡ MC: kɨk 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vibe emaciated (LSCQ)
      欒  luán OC: b-roon MC: lʷɑn 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • viemaciated (SHI)
      膌  jí OC: dzeɡ MC: dziɛk 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • nabstativeemaciation

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