庸 yōng

1. yōng adjective ordinary; normal
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Middle Chinese: yowng; In this sense 庸 is similar in meaning to 平常 (Kroll 2015 '庸' 2; GHDC '庸' 1).
2. yōng particle interrogative particle
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 庸 may be used to from questions, like simplified 岂, traditional 豈, in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 144; Kroll 2015 '庸' 4).
3. yōng verb to use
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 庸 is similar in meaning to 用 (Kroll 2015 '庸' 1; GHDC '庸' 9).
4. yōng verb to appoint
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 庸 is similar in meaning to 任用 (GHDC '庸' 3).
5. yōng verb to work for
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 庸 is similar in meaning to 功劳 (Kroll 2015 '庸' 3; GHDC '庸' 2).
6. yōng noun a large bell
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 庸 is a variant of 镛 (Kroll 2015 '庸' 6).

Also contained in

庸田 、 庸才 、 庸碌无能 、 庸材 、 毋庸 、 庸庸碌碌 、 庸中佼佼 、 平庸 、 居庸关 、 附庸 、 登庸人才 、 附庸风雅 、 庸俗化 、 昏庸 、 庸人 、 庸医 、 庸人自扰 、 庸碌 、 中庸 、 平庸之辈 、 庸遽 、 中庸章句 、 金庸 、 大庸 、 租庸 、 凡庸 、 中庸之道 、 庸俗 、 庸人庸福

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• Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life 人間佛教的藍圖 Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》 — count: 3
• Buddhism and Confucianism 佛教與儒家 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 3
• Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 2
• Scroll 4: Teaching and Study - Not as Good as 卷四 教導後學 不如 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 2
• Scroll 2: Preparing for the Future - Between Wisdom and Ignorance 卷二 預備未來 智愚之間 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 8 - Conditions for Success 《星雲法語8－成功的條件》 — count: 2
• Prefaces - “Buddhist Canon” Preface by Tai Zong, Tang 序 ■《三藏聖教》序　　唐‧太宗 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 2
• Volume 12: A Selection of Buddhist Works - Class 5: Preface to the Buddhist Canon by Emperor Taizong of Tang 第十二冊　佛教作品選錄 第五課　三藏聖教序 唐‧李世民 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 2
• Hsing Yun Diary 25 - The Moving Experience of Spiritual Practice: Oneness and Coexistence 星雲日記25～ 感動的修行 同體與共生(1993/10/16～1993/10/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 2
• Scroll 2: Take a Step Back and Think - Consider Carefully and Knowingly Cross 卷二 退一步想 思慮與知過 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 2
• Urging transformation based on prajñā and the turning of the Dharma Wheel - Part 2 [Lecture]勸轉般若法輪分第二 【講話】 Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》 — count: 2

Collocations

• 庸置疑 (庸置疑) 的高度歷史價值是無庸置疑的 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Introduction 前言 — count: 19
• 庸愚 (庸愚) 庸愚的人如果忽然領悟理解 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 — count: 7
• 庸鄙 (庸鄙) 區區庸鄙 — Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》, Volume 12: A Selection of Buddhist Works - Class 5: Preface to the Buddhist Canon by Emperor Taizong of Tang 第十二冊　佛教作品選錄 第五課　三藏聖教序 唐‧李世民 — count: 4
• 昏庸庸 (昏庸庸) 只知昏昏庸庸的得過且過 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life (2) 人間佛教的藍圖（下） — count: 4
• 学庸 (學庸) 文建會主任委員申學庸 — Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》, Hsing Yun Diary 22 - Opening the Door to the Mind 星雲日記22～打開心門 打開心門(1993/3/16～1993/3/31) — count: 3
• 庸行 (庸行) 洗足敷座的庸言庸行開顯般若的本地風光 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Urging transformation based on prajñā and the turning of the Dharma Wheel - Part 2 [Lecture]勸轉般若法輪分第二 【講話】 — count: 3
• 议庸 (議庸) 謗議庸何傷 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 8 - Where do Blessings Come From? 《迷悟之間(八)福報哪裡來》, Maxims 座右銘 — count: 3
• 谨庸 (謹庸) 尚奇節不如謹庸行 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》, Scroll 4: Teaching and Study - Not as Good as 卷四 教導後學 不如 — count: 2
• 庸言 (庸言) 洗足敷座的庸言庸行開顯般若的本地風光 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Urging transformation based on prajñā and the turning of the Dharma Wheel - Part 2 [Lecture]勸轉般若法輪分第二 【講話】 — count: 2
• 庸企盼 (庸企盼) 也無庸企盼別人施予溫情 — Hundred Sayings 6 - Sentiment and Righteousness 《往事百語6－有情有義》, Poverty is Evil 貧窮就是罪惡 — count: 2