Gui bi, Guī bì, Guǐ bǐ: 6 definitions

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圭璧 [guī bì] [gui bi]—
1. Jade ritual implements (玉製禮器 [yu zhi li qi]) used by ancient kings and nobles (王侯 [wang hou]) during court visits, audiences (朝聘 [chao pin]), or sacrifices (祭祀 [ji si]). From Rites of Zhou (《周禮 [zhou li]》), Artificers' Record (《冬官考工記 [dong guan kao gong ji]》), Jade Worker (《玉人 [yu ren]》): "A gui (圭 [gui]) and bi (璧 [bi]) five inches in size are used to worship the sun, moon, and stars (日月星辰 [ri yue xing chen])."
2. Precious jade articles (貴重的玉器 [gui zhong de yu qi]). From New Book of Tang (《新唐書 [xin tang shu]》), Volume 107 (《卷一 [juan yi]○七 [qi]》), Biographies (《列傳 [lie chuan]》), Chen Zi'ang (《陳子昂 [chen zi ang]》): "Zi'ang (子昂 [zi ang]) then encouraged him with the art/principles of a king (王者之術 [wang zhe zhi shu]), but he was ultimately ridiculed and rejected by a woman (婦人 [fu ren]), which can be said to be presenting gui (圭 [gui]) and bi (璧 [bi]) in the inner chambers (房闥 [fang ta]) and defiling them with grease/cosmetics (脂澤 [zhi ze])."

guī bì:1. gǔ dài wáng hóu cháo pìn jì sì shí suǒ yòng de yù zhì lǐ qì. < zhōu lǐ． dōng guān kǎo gōng jì． yù rén>: “guī bì wǔ cùn, yǐ sì rì yuè xīng chén.”
2. guì zhòng de yù qì. < xīn táng shū． juǎn yī○qī． liè chuán． chén zi áng>: “zi áng nǎi yǐ wáng zhě zhī shù miǎn zhī, zú wèi fù rén shàn wǔ bù yòng, kě wèi jiàn guī bì yú fáng tà, yǐ zhī zé wū màn zhī yě.”

gui bi:1. gu dai wang hou chao pin ji si shi suo yong de yu zhi li qi. < zhou li. dong guan kao gong ji. yu ren>: "gui bi wu cun, yi si ri yue xing chen."
2. gui zhong de yu qi. < xin tang shu. juan yi○qi. lie chuan. chen zi ang>: "zi ang nai yi wang zhe zhi shu mian zhi, zu wei fu ren shan wu bu yong, ke wei jian gui bi yu fang ta, yi zhi ze wu man zhi ye."

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規避 [guī bì] [gui bi]—
To find a clever way to avoid (躲避 [duo bi]). From Chapter 7 of The Scholars (《儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi]》): "I (學生 [xue sheng]) was in Sichuan (四川 [si chuan]) for three years and meticulously checked everywhere, but I did not see Su Shi (蘇軾 [su shi]) come to take the examination. He probably evaded it on the spot."

guī bì: shè fǎ qiǎo miào de duǒ bì. < rú lín wài shǐ> dì qī huí: “xué shēng zài sì chuān sān nián, dào chù xì chá, bìng bù jiàn sū shì lái kǎo, xiǎng shì lín chǎng guī bì le.”

gui bi: she fa qiao miao de duo bi. < ru lin wai shi> di qi hui: "xue sheng zai si chuan san nian, dao chu xi cha, bing bu jian su shi lai kao, xiang shi lin chang gui bi le."