虽 (雖) suī
conjunction
although; even though
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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Notes: 雖 (simplified 虽) is the main concessive function word in Literary Chinese. It indicates that the proposition of a sentence is true in any case (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 156). For example, 雖大國，必畏之矣。'even great kingdoms will be constrained to stand in awe of him' (Mengzi: 3.4/17/22, translation by Legge)
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- 惟有洗心能革面 虽非造极已登峯(惟有洗心能革面 雖非造極已登峯) Only by cleansing the heart can one be self-reformed; Though not yet perfected one is already at the top.
- 事虽无穷(事雖無窮) although phenomena are innumerable
Also contained in
牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持 、 虽则 、 秤砣虽小压千斤 、 虽然 、 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 、 牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持 、 牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持 、 虽败犹荣 、 话虽如此 、 牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶 、 虽说 、 虽死犹荣 、 虽死犹生 、 虽是
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- Monasteries in the Mountains and Monasteries in the in the Cities - Monastics Living in Seclusion and Monastics Living in Society 山林寺院和都市寺院-----兼論蘭若比丘和人間比丘 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 16
- Huayan School - 3. Huayan School Thoughts and Divisions of Teaching 華嚴宗 參、華嚴宗的思想及其教判 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 15
- Hsing Yun Diary 20 - Discussing Emptiness and Existence: The Vertical is Exhausted by the Three Time Periods 星雲日記20～談空說有 豎窮三際(1992/11/16～1992/11/30) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 15
- Vimalakirti Sutra 維摩詰所說經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 13
- Japan 日本 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 13
- Ten Non-Thoughts of the Young Buddhist Monastic Community (2) 青年僧伽的十有思想 Humanistic Buddhism Series 4 - Buddhism and Youth 《人間佛教系列4－佛教與青年》 — count: 12
- India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 12
- Abhidharma School - The Essentials of the Abhidharma School 俱舍宗 參、俱舍宗要義 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 12
- Text - Encouragement for Bodhicitta Text 文 ■勸發菩提心文 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 12
- Thailand 泰國 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 12