Ji nian, Jì niàn, Jī nián, Jī niǎn, Jì nián, Jǐ nián: 13 definitions

寂念—【術語】寂靜之念慮，即禪定也。圓覺經曰：「於陀羅尼不失寂念及諸靜慧。」

[shù yǔ] jì jìng zhī niàn lǜ, jí chán dìng yě. yuán jué jīng yuē: “yú tuó luó ní bù shī jì niàn jí zhū jìng huì.”

[shu yu] ji jing zhi nian lu, ji chan ding ye. yuan jue jing yue: "yu tuo luo ni bu shi ji nian ji zhu jing hui."

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笄年 [jī nián] [ji nian]—
Ancient women/girls (古代女子 [gu dai nu zi]) reaching the age of fifteen (十五 [shi wu]) had to tie up their hair (束髮 [shu fa]) and insert a hairpin (插簪 [cha zan]). Therefore, a girl's fifteenth birthday/age was called "Jinian". See "Book of Rites: Neize" (《禮記 [li ji]．內則 [nei ze]》). From Act Five (第五齣 [di wu chu]) of "Peach Blossom and Human Face" (《桃花人面 [tao hua ren mian]》) by Meng Chengshun (孟稱舜 [meng cheng shun]) of the Qing Dynasty (清 [qing]): "My daughter (吾女 [wu nu]) is at the age of Jinian and is educated (知書 [zhi shu]), but has not yet been married (未適人 [wei shi ren])."

jī nián: gǔ dài nǚ zi nián mǎn shí wǔ xū shù fà chā zān, gù nǚ zi shí wǔ suì chēng wèi “jī nián” . jiàn < lǐ jì． nèi zé>. qīng． mèng chēng shùn < táo huā rén miàn> dì wǔ chū: “wú nǚ jī nián zhī shū, wèi shì rén.”

ji nian: gu dai nu zi nian man shi wu xu shu fa cha zan, gu nu zi shi wu sui cheng wei "ji nian" . jian < li ji. nei ze>. qing. meng cheng shun < tao hua ren mian> di wu chu: "wu nu ji nian zhi shu, wei shi ren."

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畿輦 [jī niǎn] [ji nian]—
The capital (京師 [jing shi]). From Shen Jiong's (沈炯 [chen jiong]) 'Memorial Requesting to Return Home to Care for Parents' (請歸養表 [qing gui yang biao]) during the Southern Chen Dynasty (南朝陳 [nan chao chen]): "It is not that I merely wish to defy the imperial court (朝廷 [chao ting]) and stay far from the capital area."

jī niǎn: jīng shī. nán cháo chén． chén jiǒng 〈qǐng guī yǎng biǎo〉: “fēi yù gǒu wéi cháo tíng, yuǎn lí jī niǎn.”

ji nian: jing shi. nan chao chen. chen jiong : "fei yu gou wei chao ting, yuan li ji nian."

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饑年 [jī nián] [ji nian]—
Years of poor harvests (收成不好的年歲 [shou cheng bu hao de nian sui]). From Youxue Qionglin (幼學瓊林 [you xue qiong lin]), Volume 1, "Seasonal Categories" (歲時類 [sui shi lei]): "In the famine year of Emperor Dezong of Tang (唐德宗 [tang de zong]), a drunk person (醉人 [zui ren]) was considered an auspicious sign (瑞 [rui]); and in the disastrous years (凶歲 [xiong sui]) of King Hui of Liang (梁惠王 [liang hui wang]), the corpses (野莩 [ye fu]) scattered in the wilderness were pitiful."

jī nián: shōu chéng bù hǎo de nián suì. < yòu xué qióng lín． juǎn yī． suì shí lèi>: “táng dé zōng zhī jī nián, zuì rén wèi ruì； liáng huì wáng zhī xiōng suì, yě fú kān lián.”

ji nian: shou cheng bu hao de nian sui. < you xue qiong lin. juan yi. sui shi lei>: "tang de zong zhi ji nian, zui ren wei rui; liang hui wang zhi xiong sui, ye fu kan lian."

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積年 [jī nián] [ji nian]—
1. Many years; for years (多年 [duo nian]). From 《列子 [lie zi]．周穆王 [zhou mu wang]》 (Liezi: King Mu of Zhou): "And his illness of many years (之疾 [zhi ji]) was completely cured in one morning (一朝都除 [yi chao dou chu])." From 《紅樓夢 [hong lou meng]》 (Dream of the Red Chamber), Chapter 65: "Jia Lian (賈璉 [jia lian]) also moved all his personal savings (體己 [ti ji]) accumulated over many years for Second Sister (二姐 [er jie]) to keep. He also told her everything about Feng Jie's (鳳姐 [feng jie]) usual conduct and behavior (為人行事 [wei ren xing shi]), in detail (盡情 [jin qing]), by their pillow and quilt (枕邊衾內 [zhen bian qin nei])."
2. A person with long experience; an old hand; a veteran (資格老 [zi ge lao]、有經驗的人 [you jing yan de ren]). From 《三寶太監西洋記通俗演義 [san bao tai jian xi yang ji tong su yan yi]》 (Popular Romance of the Three-Jeweled Eunuch's Voyages to the Western Ocean), Chapter 93: "That old man was also a veteran; upon meeting the four, each performed a greeting ceremony (相見之禮 [xiang jian zhi li])." From 《初刻拍案驚奇 [chu ke pai an jing qi]》 (First Collection of Stories to Strike the Table in Amazement), Scroll 1: "The host was a veteran; he could tell that Wen Ruoxu (文若虛 [wen ruo xu]) was unhappy, but not wanting to point it out directly (不好說破 [bu hao shuo po]), he casually offered him a few cups of wine."

jī nián:1. duō nián. < liè zi． zhōu mù wáng>: “ér jī nián zhī jí, yī cháo dōu chú.” < hóng lóu mèng> dì liù wǔ huí: “jiǎ liǎn yòu jiāng zì jǐ jī nián suǒ yǒu tǐ jǐ yī bìng bān le yǔ èr jiě shōu zhe. yòu jiāng fèng jiě sù rì zhī wèi rén xíng shì, zhěn biān qīn nèi jǐn qíng gào sù le tā.”
2. zī gé lǎo,, yǒu jīng yàn de rén. < sān bǎo tài jiān xī yáng jì tōng sú yǎn yì> dì jiǔ sān huí: “nà lǎo zhě yě shì gè jī nián, xiāng jiàn sì wèi, gè xíng yī gè xiāng jiàn zhī lǐ.” < chū kè pāi àn jīng qí> juǎn yī: “zhǔ rén shì gè jī nián, kàn chū wén ruò xū bù kuài huó de yì sī lái, bù hǎo shuō pò, xū quàn le tā jǐ bēi jiǔ.”

ji nian:1. duo nian. < lie zi. zhou mu wang>: "er ji nian zhi ji, yi chao dou chu." < hong lou meng> di liu wu hui: "jia lian you jiang zi ji ji nian suo you ti ji yi bing ban le yu er jie shou zhe. you jiang feng jie su ri zhi wei ren xing shi, zhen bian qin nei jin qing gao su le ta."
2. zi ge lao,, you jing yan de ren. < san bao tai jian xi yang ji tong su yan yi> di jiu san hui: "na lao zhe ye shi ge ji nian, xiang jian si wei, ge xing yi ge xiang jian zhi li." < chu ke pai an jing qi> juan yi: "zhu ren shi ge ji nian, kan chu wen ruo xu bu kuai huo de yi si lai, bu hao shuo po, xu quan le ta ji bei jiu."

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紀年 [jì nián] [ji nian]—
1. To record years/dates (記載年代 [ji zai nian dai]). For example: "In the past, our country (我國 [wo guo]) used the Ganzhi (干支 [gan zhi]) system for chronological recording."
2. A method of compiling history (編史方法 [bian shi fang fa]) that uses the chronological order of years (年代先後 [nian dai xian hou]) as its guiding principle (記載綱領 [ji zai gang ling]) for record-keeping. For example: "Bamboo Annals" (竹書 [zhu shu]).

jì nián:1. jì zài nián dài. rú: “wǒ guó zài guò qù shì yǐ gàn zhī jì nián de.”
2. yī nián dài xiān hòu wèi jì zài gāng lǐng de biān shǐ fāng fǎ. rú: “zhú shū jì nián” .

ji nian:1. ji zai nian dai. ru: "wo guo zai guo qu shi yi gan zhi ji nian de."
2. yi nian dai xian hou wei ji zai gang ling de bian shi fang fa. ru: "zhu shu ji nian" .

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紀念 [jì niàn] [ji nian]—
1. To miss, to remember fondly (思念 [si nian]、懷念 [huai nian]). For example: "The origin of Youth Day (青年節 [qing nian jie]) is to commemorate the 72 martyrs of Huanghuagang (黃花岡七十二烈士 [huang hua gang qi shi er lie shi])." Also written as 記念 [ji nian].
2. An item used for commemoration. For example: "I'll give you a photo as a souvenir!"

jì niàn:1. sī niàn,, huái niàn. rú: “qīng nián jié de yóu lái, nǎi shì wèi le jì niàn huáng huā gāng qī shí èr liè shì.” yě zuò “jì niàn” .
2. yòng yǐ jì niàn de wù pǐn. rú: “wǒ sòng gěi nǐ yī zhāng zhào piàn zuò gè jì niàn! ”

ji nian:1. si nian,, huai nian. ru: "qing nian jie de you lai, nai shi wei le ji nian huang hua gang qi shi er lie shi." ye zuo "ji nian" .
2. yong yi ji nian de wu pin. ru: "wo song gei ni yi zhang zhao pian zuo ge ji nian! "

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季年 [jì nián] [ji nian]—
Old age, latter years; last years, end of a period. Zuo Zhuan (左傳 [zuo chuan]), First Year of Duke Wen (文公元年 [wen gong yuan nian]): "In the last years of Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公 [jin wen gong]), the feudal lords (諸侯 [zhu hou]) paid homage to Jin (晉 [jin])." Selections of Refined Literature (文選 [wen xuan]), Chen Lin's (陳琳 [chen lin]) "A Proclamation for Yuan Shao to Yu Province (為袁紹檄豫州 [wei yuan shao xi yu zhou])": "When it reached the last years of Empress Lü (呂后 [lu hou]), the clan of Lü (產祿 [chan lu]) monopolized power (專政 [zhuan zheng]), internally controlling two armies (二軍 [er jun]) and externally commanding Liang (梁 [liang]) and Zhao (趙 [zhao])."

jì nián: wǎn nián,, mò nián. < zuǒ chuán． wén gōng yuán nián>: “jìn wén gōng zhī jì nián, zhū hóu cháo jìn.” < wén xuǎn． chén lín． wèi yuán shào xí yù zhōu>: “jí zhēn lǚ hòu jì nián, chǎn lù zhuān zhèng, nèi jiān èr jūn, wài tǒng liáng zhào.”

ji nian: wan nian,, mo nian. < zuo chuan. wen gong yuan nian>: "jin wen gong zhi ji nian, zhu hou chao jin." < wen xuan. chen lin. wei yuan shao xi yu zhou>: "ji zhen lu hou ji nian, chan lu zhuan zheng, nei jian er jun, wai tong liang zhao."