BLESS  保佑

PRAISE SUPERNATURALLY AND HELP SUPERNATURALLY.
BLESSING
Hypernym
  • HELPTRY to PROFIT someone OR to CAUSE a person TO ACHIEVE something one BELIEVES is DIFFICULT for that person.
    • 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....
    Old Chinese Criteria
    [PRACTICAL/VERBAL]

    1. Yòu 右／佑／祐 refers to the active blessings conferred on humans by the spirits or gods.

    [PRACTICAL]

    2. Zhù 祝 refers to the use of language to enlist the spirits in support for someone, and in a broader sense the word can refer to the formal expression of good wishes for someone on festive occasions.

    [VERBAL]

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    保佑

    庇佑

    呵護

    蔭庇

    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. 22.23

    • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

    Words

    祐  yòu OC: ɢʷɯs MC: ɦɨu 5 AttributionsWD

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 福/LUCK The dominant general word for good fortune is fú 福 (ant. huò 禍 "misfortune"), and the dominant general word for good luck is xìng 幸 (ant. yāng 殃 "misfortune").

      Syntactic words
    • nmdivine assistance (NOT succour, because this form of assistance does not typically go to those who are in trouble.)
    • vt(oN)bless the contextually determinate person
    • vtoNcome to the divine aid of, support by divine means
    • vtoNreflexive.自be of spiritual aid (to oneself)
    祝  zhù OC: tjuɡ MC: tɕuk 5 AttributionsWD

      Syntactic words
    • nabactblessing
    • vtoNcongratulate, formally commend, bless; bring out a toast in favour of or for
    天休  tiān xiū OC: lʰiin qhu MC: then hɨu 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPabblessing from heaven
    佑  yòu OC: ɢʷɯs MC: ɦɨu 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbless
    󰪅  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmiddle voicebe blessed; turn out in accordance with one's hopes

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