Xiang de, Xiāng dé, Xiāng de: 2 definitions

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相得 [xiāng dé] [xiang de]—
1. To be compatible, to hit it off. Records of the Grand Historian, Biography of Wei Qi and Marquis Wu'an: "The two men valued each other highly, their interactions were like father and son, they got along extremely well, without any dissatisfaction, regretting that they had not known each other sooner." The Scholars Chapter 20: "If they encountered times with a clear breeze and bright moon, they would discuss matters of ancient and modern times in the front courtyard, and they were very compatible ()."
2. To be well-matched, to complement each other. Book of Changes, Appended Remarks, Part I: "The number of Heaven is five, the number of Earth is five, the five positions are compatible (), and each has its proper combination." Book of Rites, Royal Regulations: "The location of the land, the settlements of the people, must be arranged to complement each other ()."
Chinese terms:
(xiāng dé): to be compatible, to hit it off, to be well-matched, to complement each other
史記 [shi ji] (Shǐjì): Records of the Grand Historian
魏其武安侯傳 [wei qi wu an hou chuan] (Wèi Qí Wǔ'ān Hóu Zhuàn): Biography of Wei Qi and Marquis Wu'an
儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi] (Rúlín Wàishǐ): The Scholars
易經 [yi jing] (Yìjīng): Book of Changes
繫辭 [xi ci] (Xìcí): Appended Remarks
禮記 [li ji] (Lǐjì): Book of Rites
王制 [wang zhi] (Wángzhì): Royal Regulations

xiāng dé:1. qì hé,, tóu jī. < shǐ jì． juǎn yī○qī． wèi qí wǔ ān hóu chuán>: “liǎng rén xiāng yǐn wèi zhòng, qí yóu rú fù zi rán, xiāng dé huān shén, wú yàn, hèn xiāng zhī wǎn yě.” < rú lín wài shǐ> dì èr○huí: “ruò yù qīng fēng míng yuè de shí jié, biàn tóng tā zài qián miàn tiān jǐng lǐ tán shuō gǔ jīn de shì wù, shén shì xiāng dé.”
2. xiāng chēng. < yì jīng． xì cí shàng>: “tiān shù wǔ, de shù wǔ, wǔ wèi xiāng dé, ér gè yǒu hé.” < lǐ jì． wáng zhì>: “de yì mín jū, bì cān xiāng dé yě.”

xiang de:1. qi he,, tou ji. < shi ji. juan yi○qi. wei qi wu an hou chuan>: "liang ren xiang yin wei zhong, qi you ru fu zi ran, xiang de huan shen, wu yan, hen xiang zhi wan ye." < ru lin wai shi> di er○hui: "ruo yu qing feng ming yue de shi jie, bian tong ta zai qian mian tian jing li tan shuo gu jin de shi wu, shen shi xiang de."
2. xiang cheng. < yi jing. xi ci shang>: "tian shu wu, de shu wu, wu wei xiang de, er ge you he." < li ji. wang zhi>: "de yi min ju, bi can xiang de ye."