| 卻 | 198C05 11A.22-5 | ㄑㄩㄝˋ [qUe4] . [Pop. of 卻 80S.22] |
| 卻 | 209C10 11S.22-5 | ㄑㄩㄝˋ [qUe4] [Pop. of 卻 80S.22] |
| 卻 | 1080B25 80S.22-5 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄑㄩㄝˋ [qUe4] . [Pop. 卻] | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) V.t., to reject: 拒卻，謝卻 to reject (invitation, offer); 卻情 decline a favor; 卻之不恭 “it would be disrespectful to decline”--formula for accepting; 推卻 to delay, shirk (responsibility); 卻死 (AC) afraid of death (“shun death”); 卻老 (AC) rejuvenation (“delay old age”); 卻病延年 banish illness and increase long life. (2) V.i., to step backward: 卻立，卻步 [qUe4li4], [qUe4bu4]↓. | |||||
| Adv. | (1) (Preceding vb.) yet: 他先提議的，卻沒來 he was the first to propose it, yet does not come; often has the force of “but” “yet”combined, suggesting “on the other hand”: 他卻反咬你一口 on the other hand he makes a countercharge (“bites back”); 你贊成，我卻反對 you approve, but I don't; 卻不見回音 but yet there is no reply; 卻又來 not this again! (2) Emphasizing an affirmative or negative declaration like German doch: 原來卻是他 it is he after all; 事情卻不容易 the thing is really not so simple. (3) Opening a paragraph in story-telling, like English “now”:卻說 now the story goes. (4) As a vb. adjunct, meaning “off”: 殺卻 kill off; 除卻 drive off. (5) Just: 卻夠 just enough. | |||||
| Conj. | However, but, on the other hand: 卻不料 however, to one's surprise; 卻不知 however, one does not know; 卻不提防 to one's surprise; 卻不道 to one's surprise, also is it not as the proverb says (you cannot put two saddles on one horse, etc.). | |||||
| Words | 1. 卻步 [qUe4bu4], v.i., to step backwards. 2. 卻待 [qUe4dai4], v.i., is just waiting to (＝正要): 接了銀子，卻待分手 having received the money, they were just going to part, when… 3. 卻好 [qUe4hao3], adv., fortunately, just at the right time. 4. 卻來 [qUe4lai2], adv. phr., (1) yet (same as 卻 Adv. 1↑): 他應該最知道，卻來問 he should know best, yet comes to ask me about it; (2) in reality: 卻來 (＝原來)他們倆沒有什麼仇恨, in reality, they two had no ancient grudge. 5. 卻立 [qUe4li4], v.i., to stand back. 6. 卻扇 [qUe4shan4], v.i., (allu.) become married. 7. 卻是 [qUe4shi4], phr., emphatic form of 是：卻是實的 but it is true (see 卻 Adv. 2↑). 8. 卻纔 [qUe4cai2], adv. (MC) just now (＝modn. 方才). 9. 卻走 [qUe4zou3], v.i., run backward, turn away. 10. 卻又 [qUe4you4], phr., (1) but again (emphatic “again”): 丟開不幹，卻又不成 again it won't do to throw up the whole business; (2) (MC) then…later: 量輕發落，卻又理會 give him a light sentence, then take it up later. | |||||