Yin si, Yīn sì, Yīn sī, Yín sī, Yǐn sī, Yìn sì, Yín sì: 8 definitions

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禋祀 [yīn sì] [yin si]—
1. To purify oneself through fasting and abstinence for sacrificial purposes. Zuo Zhuan, Duke Yin, Year 11: "My descendants will be too busy facing ruin to even have time to yinsi Xu!"
2. A ritual to sacrifice to the gods of heaven. Zhou Li, Spring Official, Grand Minister of Rites: "To use yinsi to sacrifice to Haotian Shangdi (昊天上帝 [hao tian shang di]), and to use substantial firewood sacrifices (chai si 柴祀 [chai si]) to sacrifice to the sun, moon, and stars."

yīn sì:1. jié shēn zhāi jiè yǐ jì sì. < zuǒ chuán． yǐn gōng shí yī nián>: “wú zi sūn qí fù wáng zhī bù xiá, ér kuàng néng yīn sì xǔ hū! ”
2. jì tiān shén zhī lǐ. < zhōu lǐ． chūn guān． dà zōng bó>: “yǐ yīn sì sì hào tiān shàng dì, yǐ shí chái sì rì yuè xīng chén.”

yin si:1. jie shen zhai jie yi ji si. < zuo chuan. yin gong shi yi nian>: "wu zi sun qi fu wang zhi bu xia, er kuang neng yin si xu hu! "
2. ji tian shen zhi li. < zhou li. chun guan. da zong bo>: "yi yin si si hao tian shang di, yi shi chai si ri yue xing chen."

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陰司 [yīn sī] [yin si]—
The place where the soul goes after death. From Journey to the West, chapter 37: "Since you have no ability to sue him in the underworld, what are you doing in the mortal world (陽世間 [yang shi jian])?" From The Scholars, chapter 28: "When he dies in the future, he won't be able to take a single penny of these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver with him; he'll be a poor ghost in the underworld." Also known as "underworld (陰間 [yin jian])."

yīn sī: rén sǐ hòu líng hún suǒ jìn rù de de fāng. < xī yóu jì> dì sān qī huí: “nǐ yīn sī lǐ jì méi běn shì gào tā, què lái wǒ yáng shì jiān zuò shén?” < rú lín wài shǐ> dì èr bā huí: “tā jiāng lái sǐ de shí hòu, zhè shí jǐ wàn yín zi, yī gè qián yě dài bù qù, dào yīn sī lǐ shì gè qióng guǐ.” yě chēng wèi “yīn jiān” .

yin si: ren si hou ling hun suo jin ru de de fang. < xi you ji> di san qi hui: "ni yin si li ji mei ben shi gao ta, que lai wo yang shi jian zuo shen?" < ru lin wai shi> di er ba hui: "ta jiang lai si de shi hou, zhe shi ji wan yin zi, yi ge qian ye dai bu qu, dao yin si li shi ge qiong gui." ye cheng wei "yin jian" .

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陰私 [yīn sī] [yin si]—
Hidden and unspeakable matters. Book of Han, Biography of Wang Jia: "Furthermore, he repeatedly changed political affairs, and the Sili (司隸 [si li]) and provincial inspectors thoroughly impeached mistakes, exposing hidden secrets." Wang Shouren, Instructions to Students at Longchang, Reproving Goodness: "All those who expose the shortcomings of others, attack and reveal the hidden secrets of others to gain a reputation for uprightness, cannot be said to be speaking of reproving goodness."

yīn sī: yǐn mì bù kě gào rén de shì. < hàn shū． juǎn bā liù． wáng jiā chuán>: “yòu shù gǎi gèng zhèng shì, sī lì,, bù cì shǐ chá guò xī hé, fā yáng yīn sī.” míng． wáng shǒu rén < jiào tiáo shì lóng chǎng zhū shēng． zé shàn>: “fán jié rén zhī duǎn, gōng fā rén zhī yīn sī yǐ gū zhí zhě, jiē bù kě yǐ yán zé shàn.”

yin si: yin mi bu ke gao ren de shi. < han shu. juan ba liu. wang jia chuan>: "you shu gai geng zheng shi, si li,, bu ci shi cha guo xi he, fa yang yin si." ming. wang shou ren < jiao tiao shi long chang zhu sheng. ze shan>: "fan jie ren zhi duan, gong fa ren zhi yin si yi gu zhi zhe, jie bu ke yi yan ze shan."

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銀絲 [yín sī] [yin si]—
Silvery white fine strands. Often used to describe white beards and hair. The Scholars Chapter 31: "On his feet were bright red silk shoes, a flaming red wine-red nose, and a large white beard, as white as silver threads." (銀白的細絲 [yin bai de xi si], 白鬚髮 [bai xu fa], 《儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi]》)

yín sī: yín bái de xì sī. cháng yòng yǐ xíng róng bái xū fà. < rú lín wài shǐ> dì sān yī huí: “jiǎo xià dà hóng chóu xié, yī gè tōng hóng de jiǔ zāo bí, yī bù dà bái hú xū, jiù rú yín sī yī bān.”

yin si: yin bai de xi si. chang yong yi xing rong bai xu fa. < ru lin wai shi> di san yi hui: "jiao xia da hong chou xie, yi ge tong hong de jiu zao bi, yi bu da bai hu xu, jiu ru yin si yi ban."

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隱私 [yǐn sī] [yin si]—
Private matters that are concealed and not meant to be known by others. For example, "Revealing other people's privacy is an immoral act."

yǐn sī: yǐn mì ér bù shǐ rén zhī dào de sī shì. rú: “jiē fā tā rén de yǐn sī, shì bù dào dé de xíng wèi.”

yin si: yin mi er bu shi ren zhi dao de si shi. ru: "jie fa ta ren de yin si, shi bu dao de de xing wei."

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胤嗣 [yìn sì] [yin si]—
Heir. Hou Han Shu (Book of the Later Han Dynasty), Volume 57, Liu Yu Zhuan (Biography of Liu Yu): "They all competed to establish yin si (, heir), to continue the lineage and inherit the title." Wen Xuan (Selections of Refined Literature), Ban Gu, "Shi Shu Zan" (Encomium on Historical Accounts), Shu Han Ying Peng Lu Wu Zhuan Di Si (Narrating the Biographies of Han Ying, Peng, Lu, and Wu, Number Four): "Wu was loyal and trustworthy, and his yin si (, descendants) were long-lasting."

yìn sì: hòu sì. < hòu hàn shū． juǎn wǔ qī． liú yú chuán>: “jiē jìng lì yìn sì, jì tǐ chuán jué.” < wén xuǎn． bān gù． shǐ shù zàn． shù hán yīng péng lú wú chuán dì sì>: “wú kè zhōng xìn, yìn sì nǎi zhǎng.”

yin si: hou si. < hou han shu. juan wu qi. liu yu chuan>: "jie jing li yin si, ji ti chuan jue." < wen xuan. ban gu. shi shu zan. shu han ying peng lu wu chuan di si>: "wu ke zhong xin, yin si nai zhang."