LOOK UP  仰望瞻

LOOK UPWARDS.
Antonym
Hypernym
  • LOOKTRY to SEE.
    • TRYACT, BUT DOUBT WHETHER one WILL be SUCCESSFUL ACTING.
      • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision.
        • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION....
See also
  • ADMIREAPPRECIATE AND DELIGHT in what one BELIEVES is MORE GOOD IN-RELATION-TO either ONESELF OR IN-RELATION-TO what is COMMON.
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. The most current general word for looking up is zhān 瞻, but this word typically connotes respect or admiration. See also ADMIRE

    2. Áng 昂 (ant. fǔ 俯 "look down") refers to holding one's head high and pushing out one's chest so as to face upwards in an imposing gesture of authority.

    3. Yǎng 仰 (ant. fǔ 俯 "look down") refers to throwing one's head back, but it does not specifically focus on the act of looking in that position.

    4. Wàng 望 refers to looking upwards or forward into the distance.

    仰視,　仰見,　仰望,　仰觀,　仰察

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    仰望

    仰視

    舉目

    瞻仰



    張望

    顧盼

    東張西望

    左顧右盼

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

      Words

      仰天  yǎng tiān OC: ŋaŋʔ lʰiin MC: ŋi̯ɐŋ then 39 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPadVthrow one's head back and V; throw one's head back and look at the sky
      仰  yǎng OC: ŋaŋʔ MC: ŋi̯ɐŋ 22 AttributionsWD

        Syntactic words
      • nabactthe action of throwing one's head back so as to face upwards
      • vadVbending back (so as to look upwards), looking upwards
      • vadVact, derivedfigurative: looking "up" into earlier timesVK
      • vadVfigurativelooking above, in respect to those higher in position (parents, ruler, etc.)
      • viactthrow one's head back, look upwards, look up
      • vt[oN]look up into antiquityCH
      • vt[oN]derivedspecific: look up in one's text> look at what precedes in the textCH
      • vtoNlook up at (Heaven) 仰天
      • vtoNfromlook up from (something one is basically concerned with)
      瞻  zhān OC: kljam MC: tɕiɛm 19 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNlook upwards towards something/someone (as in awe), look in front; look into the distance (LISAO 瞻前而顧後)
      • vtoNrespectfullook up to with respect
      卬  yǎng OC: ŋaŋʔ MC: ŋi̯ɐŋ 2 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNlook up to (loan character for 仰)
      盱盱  xū xū MC: xju xju OC: qhʷla qhʷlaCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPifigurativebe visibly full of oneselfCH
      睢睢  huī huī MC: xjwij xjwij OC: qhlul qhlulCH 1 AttributionWD
        Syntactic words
      • VPifigurativewear a proud look on one's faceCH
      昂  áng OC: ŋaaŋ MC: ŋɑŋ 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • viactraise (the head, the chest)
      望  wàng OC: maŋs MC: mi̯ɐŋ
      望  (wáng) OC: maŋ MC: mi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNlook upwards into the distance

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