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yòu ㄧㄡˋ (1): 手。 Hand.
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yòu ㄧㄡˋ (2): 復，再。 Again, once more.
| 《·》: | 晏子不對，公又復問，不對。 | | Yanzi answered not. The Lord reiterated the question and there was still no answer. | | 《·》: | 又問。 | | He asked again. | | 《·》: | 緇衣之宜兮、敝、予又改為兮。 | | How well do the black robes befit you! When worn out, we will make others for you. | | 《·》: | 四十五年，晉人又弒其君孝侯。 |
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yòu ㄧㄡˋ (3): 又：表示意思更進一層。 Moreover.
| 《·》: | 既破我斧、又缺我斨。 | | We broke our axes, And we splintered our hatchets. |
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yòu ㄧㄡˋ (4): 又：表示兩種情況同時存在或動作的連續。 And, while. Expresses two situations happening at once or sequential action.
| 《·》: | 道河積石，至于龍門，南至華陰，東至砥柱，又東至于盟津，東過雒汭，至于大邳，北過降水，至于大陸，北播為九河，同為逆河，入于海。 | | You trace the Yellow river from 'Stone-pile' to 'Dragongate,' southward to the north of Mount Hua, eastward to Dizhu, again eastward to the ford Meng, eastward you pass the junction of the Luo river to Dapei, northward past the Jiang water to Dalu, northward the stream is divided and becomes the nine rivers, reunited it forms the opposing river and flows into the sea. | | 《·》: | 東出于陶丘北，又東至于菏，又東北，會于汶，又北，東入于海。 | | Eastward, it issued forth on the north of Tao-qiu, and flowed farther east to (the marsh of) Ge; then it went north-east, and united with the Wen; thence it went north, and (finally) entered the sea on the east. | | 《·》: | 吏知其如此，故吏不敢以非法遇民，民又不敢犯法。 | | Thus the government officials, knowing that such is the course of events, dare not treat the people contrary to the law, nor do the people dare infringe the law. |
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yòu ㄧㄡˋ (5): 卻又。 And yet. Expresses contrast.
| 《》: | 袁盎時為中郎將，乃諫曰：「陛下素驕淮南王，弗稍禁，以至此，今又暴摧折之。」 |
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yòu ㄧㄡˋ (6): 通「侑」：勸酒。 Offer wine.
| 《·》: | 君子有酒、嘉賓式燕又思。 | | The host has spirits, On which his admirable guests feast with him again and again. |
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yòu ㄧㄡˋ (7): 通「宥」：寬恕。 Forgive.
| 《·》: | 三公以獄之成告於王，王三又，然後制刑。 | | When they had (once more) reported it to the king, he considered it with the three mitigating conditions, and then only determined the punishment. |
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