禄 (祿)
lù
Pinyin
Definition
禄 (祿)
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- good fortune
- official salary
Character Decomposition
Related Words (13)
Idioms (7)
利禄薰心
- 1 to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄
- 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
加官进禄
- 1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
无功不受禄
- 1 Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)
无功受禄
- 1 to get undeserved rewards (idiom)
Sample Sentences
晋侯设宴招待两位诸侯,为表达欢迎恭敬之意,引用《诗经.大雅.嘉乐》“嘉乐君子,显显令德,宜民宜人,受禄于天”以此来赞美两位诸侯。见此刻气氛不错,陪同齐侯出使的大夫便引用《诗经.小雅.蓼萧》中“既见君子,孔燕岂弟,宜兄宜弟”来表达齐侯是为卫侯而来,也希望晋侯能像对待兄弟一般对待各诸侯。
The Marquis of Jin put on a feast to welcome the two dukes out of respect and quoted Jia Le from the Greater Odes of the Kingdom in the Book Of Songs, "Of our admirable, amiable, sovereign, Most illustrious is the excellent virtue. He orders rightly the people, orders rightly the officers, And receives his dignity from heaven," to praise the two dukes. Seeing that the atmosphere was so good, when he was accompanying the senior official dispatched abroad the Duke of Qi he quoted Liao Xiao in the Minor Odes of the Kingdom in the Book of Songs, "Now that I see my noble men, Grandly we feast, delighted and at ease. May their relations with their brothers be right!" to express that the Duke of Qi had come for the Duke of Wei, and to express hope that the Marquis of Jin would treat the dukes as brothers.