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suī ㄙㄨㄟ (1): 蟲名。 Type of insect.
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suī ㄙㄨㄟ (2): 連詞：表示假設或讓步關係，相當於「雖然」、「即使」。 Even, though, even if.
| 《·》: | 故雖有賢君，不愛無功之臣。 | | Even the kind ruler will not show favours to ministers without merit. | | 《·》: | 雖曰未學，吾必謂之學矣。 | | Although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has. | | 《·》: | 孟子對曰：「賢者而後樂此，不賢者雖有此，不樂也。」 | | Mencius replied, 'Being wise and good, they have pleasure in these things. If they are not wise and good, though they have these things, they do not find pleasure.' | | 《·》: | 雖然，猶有未樹也。 | | But still he had not planted himself firmly (in the right position). | | 《·》: | 雖然，吾君老矣，子少，國家多難，伯氏不出而圖吾君，伯氏茍出而圖吾君，申生受賜而死。 | | Yet our ruler is old, and his (favourite) son is (quite) young. Many difficulties are threatening the state, and you, old Sir, do not come forth (from your retirement), and consult for (the good of) our ruler. If you will come forth and do this, I will die (with the feeling that I) have received a (great) favour from you. | | 《》: | 雖有舟輿，無所乘之，雖有甲兵，無所陳之。 | | Though they had boats and carriages, they should have no occasion to ride in them; though they had buff coats and sharp weapons, they should have no occasion to don or use them. |
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suī ㄙㄨㄟ (3): 通「唯」：只有。 Only.
| 《·》: | 雖天亦不辯貧富、貴賤、遠邇、親疏、賢者舉而尚之，不肖者抑而廢之。 | | Even Heaven does not discriminate among the poor and the rich, the honourable and the humble, the distant and the near, and the related and the unrelated (to those in power). The virtuous were promoted and exalted; the vicious were kept back and banished. | | 《·》: | 決之則行，塞之則止，雖有明君，能決之，又能塞之。 |
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