烝 [－]

Jyutping zing1
Pinyin zhēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. multitudinous
  2. the masses
  3. to present (to sb)
  4. to rise
  5. to advance
  6. to progress
  7. archaic variant of 蒸[zheng1]
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    many; numerous
  2. character, obsolete
    to offer (gifts, sacrifices, etc.)
  3. character, obsolete
    Original form of 蒸 (zhēng, “to steam”).
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. rise, steam
  2. many, numerous
  3. Cangjie Input
    NEMF
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    景公谓晏子曰：“东海之中，有水而赤，其中有枣，华而不实，何也？”晏子对曰：“昔者秦缪公乘龙舟而理天下，以黄布裹烝枣，至东海而捐其布，彼黄布，故水赤；烝枣，故华而不实。”公曰：“吾详问子，何为对？”晏子对曰：“婴闻之，详问者，亦详对之也。”
    景公謂晏子曰：“東海之中，有水而赤，其中有棗，華而不實，何也？”晏子對曰：“昔者秦繆公乘龍舟而理天下，以黃布裹烝棗，至東海而捐其布，彼黃布，故水赤；烝棗，故華而不實。”公曰：“吾詳問子，何為對？”晏子對曰：“嬰聞之，詳問者，亦詳對之也。”
    jǐng gōng wèi yàn zǐ yuē ： “ dōng hǎi zhī zhōng ， yǒu shuǐ ér chì ， qí zhōng yǒu zǎo ， huá ér bù shí ， hé yě ？ ” yàn zǐ duì yuē ： “ xī zhě qín móu gōng chéng lóng zhōu ér lǐ tiān xià ， yǐ huáng bù guǒ zhēng zǎo ， zhì dōng hǎi ér juān qí bù ， bǐ huáng bù ， gù shuǐ chì ； zhēng zǎo ， gù huá ér bù shí ． ” gōng yuē ： “ wú xiáng wèn zǐ ， hé wèi duì ？ ” yàn zǐ duì yuē ： “ yīng wén zhī ， xiáng wèn zhě ， yì xiáng duì zhī yě ． ”
    • Duke Jing spoke to Yanzi: "In the Eastern Sea, there are waters which are red, and there are jujubes in it, which flower but do not bear fruit; what are they?" Yanzi replied: "In olden times, Duke Miao ruled all under heaven riding on a dragon boat, and used a yellow cloth to wrap and steam jujubes, and when he reached the Eastern Sea, he wrung this cloth; because of that cloth, the waters are red; because he steamed the jujubes, they flower but do not bear fruit." The Duke spoke: "I invented everything I asked you about, so how could you reply?" Yanzi answered: "I have heard it said that when someone invents a question, you can also invent an answer."