丽泽 (lì zé) — (written) benefits derived from mutual exchange between friends

Definition

A literary term for the mutual benefits (often intellectual) gained through friendship — typically appears in set phrases like 丽泽之益.

noun
(written) benefits derived from mutual exchange between friends

Examples

  • 丽泽,。
    Péng you zhī jiān cháng yǒu lì zé zhī yì, hù xiāng xué xí jìn bù.
    Friends often benefit from mutual contact, learning and improving together.
  • 丽泽,。
    Gǔ rén zhòng shì lì zé, rèn wéi jiāo yǒu kě yǐ zēng zhǎng xué wèn.
    The ancients valued the benefits of friendship, believing that making friends could increase one's knowledge.
  • 丽泽,。
    Zhè běn shū jiǎng shù le lì zé de dào lǐ, ràng rén shòu yì fěi qiǎn.
    This book explains the principle of mutual benefit among friends, from which readers greatly benefit.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 麗; 丽 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 麗 originally showed a deer with antlers. The simplified 丽 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 澤; 泽 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
睪
睪yì澤zé
Same sound today

The traditional form 澤 pairs 水 (water) with 睪 for the sound; the simplified 泽 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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