Xiao chuang, Xiǎo chuáng: 1 definition

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

小床 [xiǎo chuáng] [xiao chuang]—
1. A small table (小几 [xiao ji]).
《陳書 [chen shu]．卷二七 [juan er qi]．列傳 [lie chuan]．姚察 [yao cha]》 (Chen Shu, Volume 27, Biographies, Yao Cha): 「瞑目之後 [ming mu zhi hou]，不須立靈 [bu xu li ling]，置一 [zhi yi](xiǎo chuáng)，每日設清水 [mei ri she qing shui]，六齋日設齋食果菜 [liu zhai ri she zhai shi guo cai]，任家有無 [ren jia you wu]，不須別經營也 [bu xu bie jing ying ye]。」 (After closing the eyes [after death], there is no need to set up a spirit tablet [靈 [ling]]; place a small bed [], offer clear water [清水 [qing shui]] daily, and on the six fasting days, offer vegetarian food [齋食 [zhai shi]], fruits and vegetables [果菜 [guo cai]], according to what the family has; there is no need for special arrangements.)
2. A small-sized chair (小型的坐椅 [xiao xing de zuo yi]).
《舊唐書 [jiu tang shu]．卷一八六 [juan yi ba liu]．酷吏列傳下 [ku li lie chuan xia]．敬羽 [jing yu]》 (Old Book of Tang, Volume 186, Biographies of Cruel Officials, Part Two, Jing Yu): 「羽延遵 [yu yan zun]，各危坐於 [ge wei zuo yu](xiǎo chuáng)，羽小瘦 [yu xiao shou]，遵豐碩 [zun feng shuo]，頃間問即倒 [qing jian wen ji dao]。」 (Jing Yu [羽 [yu]] invited Yao Zun [遵 [zun]], and each sat precariously on a small bed []; Yu [羽 [yu]] was slightly thin, Zun [遵 [zun]] was plump, and they collapsed shortly after being questioned.)
3. A small-sized bed (小型的床 [xiao xing de chuang]).
宋 [song]．朱敦儒 [zhu dun ru]〈念奴嬌 [nian nu jiao]．晚涼可愛 [wan liang ke ai]〉詞 [ci] (Song Dynasty, Zhu Dunru, "Nian Nu Jiao: Lovely Evening Coolness" ci poem): 「拂開冰簟 [fu kai bing dian] (bīng diàn)，(xiǎo chuáng)獨臥明月 [du wo ming yue]。」 (Brushing aside the cool bamboo mat [冰簟 [bing dian]], I lie alone on a small bed [] under the bright moon [明月 [ming yue]].)

xiǎo chuáng:1. xiǎo jǐ. < chén shū． juǎn èr qī． liè chuán． yáo chá>: “míng mù zhī hòu, bù xū lì líng, zhì yī xiǎo chuáng, měi rì shè qīng shuǐ, liù zhāi rì shè zhāi shí guǒ cài, rèn jiā yǒu wú, bù xū bié jīng yíng yě.”
2. xiǎo xíng de zuò yǐ. < jiù táng shū． juǎn yī bā liù． kù lì liè chuán xià． jìng yǔ>: “yǔ yán zūn, gè wēi zuò yú xiǎo chuáng, yǔ xiǎo shòu, zūn fēng shuò, qǐng jiān wèn jí dào.”
3. xiǎo xíng de chuáng. sòng． zhū dūn rú 〈niàn nú jiāo． wǎn liáng kě ài〉 cí: “fú kāi bīng diàn, xiǎo chuáng dú wò míng yuè.”

xiao chuang:1. xiao ji. < chen shu. juan er qi. lie chuan. yao cha>: "ming mu zhi hou, bu xu li ling, zhi yi xiao chuang, mei ri she qing shui, liu zhai ri she zhai shi guo cai, ren jia you wu, bu xu bie jing ying ye."
2. xiao xing de zuo yi. < jiu tang shu. juan yi ba liu. ku li lie chuan xia. jing yu>: "yu yan zun, ge wei zuo yu xiao chuang, yu xiao shou, zun feng shuo, qing jian wen ji dao."
3. xiao xing de chuang. song. zhu dun ru ci: "fu kai bing dian, xiao chuang du wo ming yue."