鮭

Pronunciationguī
Five Elements
Strokes17 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation guī
Five Elements
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 17 strokes
Traditional Strokes 17 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1470
View Original Page 1470
Hai Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Fish (yú). 17 strokes. Page 1470, Entry 05. Pronounced gui. This is the name of a type of fish. According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On Mount Dunhong, the waters contain many red gui fish. The commentary explains: Currently, the pufferfish is called gui fish. The Treatise of Master Lei on the Preparation of Medicines (Leigong Paozhi Lun) states: If one inserts a gui fish into a tree, the tree will immediately wither. It also has the name fish, and is also called chen fish. The Rihuazi calls it hu fish; people today call it heten (pufferfish). The Balanced Discourses (Lunheng) states: The liver of the gui fish can poison a person to death. Also pronounced xie. This is a general term used by the people of Wu for fish dishes. A record in A New Account of Tales of the World (Shishuo Xinyu) states: Yu Gaozhi lived in poverty and ate only three types of leeks at each meal. Ren Fang joked to him: Who says Yu Lang is poor? The gui dishes he eats at every meal often number twenty-seven types. Also pronounced kui. This is a compound surname. According to the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), in the biography of Mou Rong: He succeeded Guiyang Hong as the Minister of Agriculture. The commentary explains: Guiyang is a surname. Also pronounced wa. Guilong is the name of a spirit. The Master Zhuang (Zhuangzi), in the chapter "Mastering Life" (Dasheng), mentions: Beia and Guilong. The commentary explains: Beia is the name of a spirit. Guilong is shaped like a small child, one foot and four inches tall, wearing black clothing, a red turban, and a large hat; it carries a sword and holds a halberd. Also pronounced kua. This is the name of a type of hat from the State of Chu.

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