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Chinese

便宜從事

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ i³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂɻ̩⁵¹/
to act at one's discretion
  • 便宜从事
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Origin

The character 便 is composed of the components 人 (man; person; people), 更 (to change; to replace), and 𠓥 (whip). Within 更, the component 攴 (to hit lightly; to tap) serves as a semantic component, while 𰀒 (two chariots) is the phonetic component.

In the phrase, 宜 contains the components 且 (this) and 多 (many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-; poly-). The character 從 uses 辵 (to walk for a while and be still for a while) as a semantic component and 从 (two people standing together) as a phonetic component. The component 辵 is further composed of 彳 (to walk slowly) and 止 (foot). Finally, 事 consists of 中 (middle; center) and 又 (again; once more).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

便宜從事由「便」、「宜」、「從」與「事」四個字組成。其中，「便」字包含「人」、「更」與「𠓥」等組成部分；「更」字由「攴」與「𰀒」組成，其中「攴」代表「to hit lightly; to tap」，「𰀒」為其音符；「宜」字則包含「且」與「多」。

在其他的組成部分中，「從」字包含意符「辵」與音符「从」，而「辵」是由「彳」與「止」組成；「事」字則包含「又」與「中」；「從」字中的「从」意指「two people standing together」。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese便 “convenient; handy”
    • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • ideaChinese更 “to change; to replace”
      • soundChinese𰀒 “two chariots”
      • meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
    • componentChinese𠓥 “whip”
  • characterChinese宜 “appropriate; suitable; proper”
    • ideaChinese且 “this”
    • ideaChinese多 “many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-; poly-”
  • characterChinese從 “to follow; to come after”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese从 “two people standing together”
  • characterChinese事 “thing; matter (Classifier: 件 m c; 樁／桩 m; 回 m; 條／条 mn-t)”
    • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
    • ideaChinese中 “middle; center”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. to act at one's discretion

Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0