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cāo ㄘㄠ (1.1): 持，拿著。 Hold, holding.
| 《·》: | 一手之操也，不若二手之3彊也 | | The grasp of one hand cannot compare with that of two. | | 《·》: | 此六子者，無異於磔犬、流豕、操瓢而乞者，皆離名輕死，不念本養壽命者也。 | | (The deaths of) these four men were not different from those of the dog that is torn in pieces, the pig that is borne away by a current, or the beggar (drowned in a ditch) with his alms-gourd in his hand. They were all caught as in a net by their (desire for) fame, not caring to nourish their life to its end, as they were bound to do. | | 《·》: | 昔葛天氏之樂，三人操牛尾投足以歌八闋：一曰載民，二曰玄鳥，三曰遂草木，四曰奮五穀，五曰敬天常，六曰達帝功，七曰依地德，八曰總萬物之極。 |
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