Xie xu, Xiē xū, Xiē xǔ, Xié xǔ: 5 definitions

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些須 [xiē xū] [xie xu]—
A little bit, a small amount. In Chapter 16 of Journey to the West (西遊記 [xi you ji]), it says: "Feel free to look at it, but just return it to me as it was tomorrow morning; do not damage or stain it even a little bit." In Chapter 1 of Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢 [hong lou meng]), it says: "Then Feng Su (封肅 [feng su]) half-coaxed and half-tricked him, giving him a small amount of barren land and dilapidated houses." Also written as "些許 [xie xu]" (些許 [xie xu]).

xiē xū: shǎo xǔ,, yī diǎn ér. < xī yóu jì> dì yī liù huí: “píng nǐ kàn qù, zhǐ shì míng zǎo zhào jiù hái wǒ, bù dé sǔn wū xiē xū.” < hóng lóu mèng> dì yī huí: “nà fēng sù biàn bàn hōng bàn zhuàn, xiē xū yǔ tā xiē báo tián xiǔ wū.” yě zuò “xiē xǔ” .

xie xu: shao xu,, yi dian er. < xi you ji> di yi liu hui: "ping ni kan qu, zhi shi ming zao zhao jiu hai wo, bu de sun wu xie xu." < hong lou meng> di yi hui: "na feng su bian ban hong ban zhuan, xie xu yu ta xie bao tian xiu wu." ye zuo "xie xu" .

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邪許 [xié xǔ] [xie xu]—
A shout made when people work together, commonly known as a "labor call" (號子 [hao zi]). "Huainanzi - Dao Ying" (《淮南子 [huai nan zi]．道應 [dao ying]》) says: "Now, when lifting a large log, those in front shout 'xie xu', and those behind respond in kind. This is a song to encourage strength when lifting heavy objects."

xié xǔ: zhòng rén gòng tóng zhì lì shí de hū shēng, sú chēng “hào zi” . < huái nán zi． dào yīng>: “jīn fū jǔ dà mù zhě, qián hū xié xǔ, hòu yì yīng zhī, cǐ jǔ zhòng quàn lì zhī gē yě.”

xie xu: zhong ren gong tong zhi li shi de hu sheng, su cheng "hao zi" . < huai nan zi. dao ying>: "jin fu ju da mu zhe, qian hu xie xu, hou yi ying zhi, ci ju zhong quan li zhi ge ye."