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應運而生

/iŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ yn⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
to come into being as the times demand
  • 应运而生
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Origin

The phrase is composed of four characters: 應, 運, 而, and 生. The character 應 means "should" or "ought to." It contains the semantic component 心 (heart) and the phonetic component 䧹.

運 means "to move" or "to revolve." It is formed with the phonetic component 軍 (armed forces, army, or troops) and the semantic component 辵 (to walk for a while and be still for a while). The component 辵 further consists of 彳 (to walk slowly) and 止 (foot). The component 軍 is composed of 車 (land vehicle) and 勹 (person bending over).

Finally, the character 而 serves as a connector between two clauses or adjectives. The character 生 means "to live," "to subsist," or "to exist," and is formed from the components 一 (one) and 屮 (new birth of plant).

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

「應運而生」由四個漢字組成。其中「應」字包含表示心臟的「心」作為意義組成部分，並以「䧹」作為聲音組成部分，其意為「應該」或「應當」。「運」字意為「移動」或「運轉」，由「辵」與「軍」組成；「辵」包含「彳」與「止」兩個部分，意為「走走停停」；「軍」則由「車」與「勹」組成，作為「運」字的聲音組成部分。

此外，「而」字作為連接詞，用來連接兩個子句或形容詞。「生」字意為「生存」、「維持」或「存在」，由「屮」與「一」兩個部分組成。

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

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  • characterChinese應 “should; ought to”
    • soundChinese䧹
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”
  • characterChinese運 “to move; to revolve”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese軍 “armed forces; army; troops”
      • ideaChinese車 “land vehicle; (specifically) car (Classifier: 輛／辆 m; 部 m c; 臺／台 m mn; 架 c; 頂／顶 mn; 張／张 mn-t; 乘 m)”
      • ideaChinese勹 “person bending over”
  • characterChinese而 “and (used to connect two clauses or adjectives)”
  • characterChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
    • ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
    • ideaChinese一 “one”
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Meanings

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  1. to come into being as the times demand

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 順應天命或時勢而產生。 例：為解決現代人沒有時間逛街的問題，郵購的購物方式就應運而生。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0