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顯而易見

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
obvious; clear; obviously; clearly
  • 显而易见
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The phrase describes something that manifests clearly, much like silk shimmering brightly under the direct light of the sun.
The phrase describes something that manifests clearly, much like silk shimmering brightly under the direct light of the sun.

Origin

The phrase is formed from four characters: 顯, 而, 易, and 見. The character 顯 means to appear, to manifest, or to display; it is composed of the components 日 (sun), 絲 (silk), and 頁 (sheet of paper). The component 絲 is further composed of 糸 (thin silk), while 頁 is composed of 首 (head) and 卩 (kneeling person).

In the phrase, 而 serves as a connector between two clauses or adjectives. The character 易 is the original form of 賜／赐 (cì, “to give; to bestow”). Finally, 見 means to see, and it is composed of the components 目 (eye) and 卩 (kneeling person).

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

這個詞彙由四個漢字組成。「顯」的意思是顯現、顯示或展現，其字形包含「日」、「絲」與「頁」三個部分；其中「絲」包含「糸」組件，「頁」則包含「首」與「卩」。「而」作為連接詞，用於連接兩個子句或形容詞。「易」的原型為「賜」（cì），意指給予或賜予。「見」的意思是看見，其字形由「目」與「卩」組成。

透過這些組成部分，「顯而易見」描述了一種事物可以被看見且十分清楚的狀態。

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

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  • characterChinese顯 “to appear; to manifest; to display”
    • ideaChinese日 “Sun”
    • ideaChinese絲 “silk (fibre, cloth, fabrics, etc.)”
      • ideaChinese糸 “thin silk”
    • ideaChinese頁 “sheet (of paper)”
      • componentChinese首 “head”
      • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”
  • characterChinese而 “and (used to connect two clauses or adjectives)”
  • characterChinese易 “original form of 賜／赐 (cì, “to give; to bestow”)”
  • characterChinese見 “to see”
    • componentChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
Wiktionary etymology text

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Meanings

phrase
  1. obvious; clear; obviously; clearly

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 清楚明白且容易看出來。 例：從這種日夜苦練的情形來看，他想要贏得比賽的決心，顯而易見。

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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