| 折 | 65A40 10A.22-9 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄓㄜˊ [zhe2] (*ㄕㄜˊ [she2] *ㄓㄜ [zhe1] ). | ||
| N. | (1) A bend, a twist :曲折 22.41. (2) Discount: 七折 30% discount; 六折 40% discount; 折頭 [zhe2tou0]↓. (3) An act in Yuarn drama (4) A surname. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To break off: 折斷 [zhe2duan4]↓; 攀折花木 to break off flowers and branches; 折柳，折桂 [zhe2liu3], [zhe2gui4]↓; 折骨 break a bone; 折  open a letter;折券 burn I.O,U. (act of generosity). (2) (*[she2]) Break: 棍子折了 the cane is broken in two. (3) To pronounce verdict, to judge: 折獄 [zhe2yU4]↓. (4) To die young: 夭折，早折. (5) ([zhe2] or *[she2]) To lose money in business: 虧折 ditto; 折損 ,折本 [zhe2sun3], [zhe2ben3]↓; 折耗 depreciate in value. (6) To admire (person): 心折 admire person's superior ability; 折服 [zhe2fu2]1↓. (7) To discount, sell at lower rate, convert property into cash: 不折不扣 no discount, also completely (true, etc.); 折半 50% discount; 折變，折賣 to sell property, [zhe2bian4], [zhe2mai4]↓; 折合，折賬 [zhe2he2] [zhe2zhang4]↓. (8) To humiliate: 折磨，折辱 [zhe2mo0], [zhe2ru4]2↓. (9) (*[zhe1]) To toss about: 折跟頭 turn somersault:折過兒 turn over 折餅，折騰，折籮 [zhe2bing3], [zhe2teng0], [zhe2luo2]↓. (10) To cool (liquid) by pouring into another cup successively. (11) To turn back: 折回 [zhe2hui2]↓; 折入 turn into another street. | |||||
| Words | 1. 折半 [zhe2ban4], v.i., to sell at half price. 2. 折北 [zhe2bei3], v.i., be defeated. 3. 折本 [zhe2ben3] (*[she2ben3]), v.i., sell below cost. 4. 折變 [zhe2bian4], v.i., (1) to sell property to pay debt; (2) (in Suhng Dyn.) to pay tax by equivalent value in some other goods. 5. 折餅 *[zhe1bing3], v.i., to toss about in bed (as in colic, like “turning over cake” in oven). 6. 折衝 [zhe2chong1], v.i., to blunt enemy attack: 折衝樽俎 to conduct diplomatic negotiations (樽俎 “over wine. and meat” dinners). 7. 折斷 [zhe2duan4], v.t., to break in two. 8. 折服 [zhe2fu2]1, v.i., to admit defeat, admit another's superiority (also wr. 折伏). 9. 折福 [zhe2fu2]2, v.i., to be extravagant or enjoy inordinately (lit., “overdraw on reserve of happiness”). 10. 折乾兒 [zhe2gan1] ([zhe2ga1er0]), v.i., to give gifts of cash instead of articles. 11. 折桂 [zhe2gui4], v.t., to pass the degree in civil examinations (“break the laurel branch” like Eng. “win the laurel wreath”). 12. 折合 [zhe2he2], v.t., to be worth (thirty dollars, etc.) after discount or accounting to exchange rates. 13. 折回 [zhe2hui2], v.t., to turn back on the road. 14. 折賬 [zhe2zhang4], v.i., to pay by goods in lieu of cash. 15. 折履 [zhe2ji1], phr., (allu.) joy of receiving a great friend-- “break the wooden clogs”over a threshold in the rush of welcome. 16. 折價 [zhe2jia4], v.i., mark down price; make cheap sale. 17. 折節 [zhe2jie2], v.i., (1) to lower or humiliate oneself; (2) to change one's beliefs or loyalties. 18. 折中 [zhe2zhong1], v.i., to compromise; 折中辦法 a compromise (also wr. 折衷). 19. 折枝 [zhe2zhi1], v.i., (1) to paint only two or three branches in a painting; (2)為長者折枝 (allu.) s.t. very easy to do. 20. 折扣 [zhe2kou0], n., discount: 多少折扣 what is the discount? 21. 折柳 [zhe2liu3], v.i., (allu.) “break a willow branch” when parting with friend. 22. 折籮 *[zhe1luo2], n., leftover of a banquet, collected in a basket, chop suey. 23. 折賣 [zhe2mai0], v.i., to sell property to pay debt (＝變賣), see 折 V.i. & t.7↑ 24. 折磨 [zhe2mo2], v.i. & n., (or 磨折) a series of mishaps, hardships or slow torture by mistress: 經過了這場折磨 after the series of persecutions. 25. 折入 [zhe2ru4]1, v.i., (1) turn into another street; (2) recovered capital at discount. 26. 折辱 [zhe2ru4]2, v.t. & n., humiliate, -ed, -tion. 27. 折煞 [zhe2sha0], v.t., (or 折殺) break the luck: 你折煞我 you overwhelm me with more than what I deserve, see [zhe2fu2]2↑. 28. 折射 [zhe2she4], v.t. & n., (phys.) refract, -tion. 29. 折現 [zhe2xian4]1, phr., convert into cash. 30. 折線 [zhe2xian4]2, n., (math.) broken line. 31. 折受 [zhe2shou4]1, v.t., see [zhe2fu2]2↑. 32. 折壽 [zhe2shou4]2, phr., to do s.t. (such as overindulgence) which cuts short a man's normal span of life; enjoy now, pay later. 33. 折水 [zhe2shui3], n., discount in exchange. 34. 折損 [zhe2sun3], v.t. & n., to damage, a damage (in property, flowers in garden, reputation, etc.). 35. 折騰 *[zhe1teng0], v.i. & t., (1) to toss about; (2) indulge or spend freely: 他把上萬家當都折騰了 he has squandered away a fortune of over ten thousand dollars. 36. 折頭 [zhe2tou0], n., discount, discount for commission agent. 37. 折腰 [zhe2yao1], phr., to “bend one's waist”: 不能為五斗米折腰 (陶淵明) cannot make curtsies for the salary of five bushels of rice-sick of officials life. 38. 折獄 [zhe2yU4], phr., to decide a legal case: 片言可以折獄 (AC) can settle a case at court with a few simple words. | |||||