Jing jiu, Jīng jiǔ, Jǐng jiù, Jìng jiǔ: 6 definitions

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井臼 [jǐng jiù] [jing jiu]—
Drawing water, pounding rice, and similar tasks. Generally refers to household chores. For example: "操 [cao]" (cāo jǐngjiù) means to manage household chores. From Liaozhai Zhiyi (聊齋志異 [liao zhai zhi yi]), Volume 2, "Hongyu" (紅玉 [hong yu]): "Within a few years, the old woman and her daughter-in-law successively passed away, and she had to manage the (jǐngjiù) herself." From Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢 [hong lou meng]), Chapter 4: "It would be enough for her to recognize a few characters and remember the deeds of some virtuous women from previous dynasties; however, they only considered spinning, weaving, and (jǐngjiù) as essential."

jǐng jiù: jí shuǐ,, chōng mǐ děng shì. fàn zhǐ jiā wù. rú: “cāo jǐng jiù” . < liáo zhāi zhì yì． juǎn èr． hóng yù>: “shù nián jiān, ǎo yǔ zi fù yòu xiāng jì shì, jǐng jiù zì cāo zhī.” < hóng lóu mèng> dì sì huí: “shǐ tā rèn dé jǐ gè zì, jì dé qián cháo jǐ gè xián nǚ shì jī biàn bà le, què zhǐ yǐ fǎng jī jǐng jiù wèi yào.”

jing jiu: ji shui,, chong mi deng shi. fan zhi jia wu. ru: "cao jing jiu" . < liao zhai zhi yi. juan er. hong yu>: "shu nian jian, ao yu zi fu you xiang ji shi, jing jiu zi cao zhi." < hong lou meng> di si hui: "shi ta ren de ji ge zi, ji de qian chao ji ge xian nu shi ji bian ba le, que zhi yi fang ji jing jiu wei yao."