Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
嘤其呜矣，求其友声
English translation:
Birds sing to seek for companion's response.
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Yi-Hua Shih
Dec 27, 2005 17:11
18 yrs ago
Chinese term
嘤其呜矣，求其友声
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嘤其呜矣，求其友声
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | Birds sing to seek for companion's respond. |
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| 3 | FYI 来自《诗经》... |
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Taiwan
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Taiwan
the one who enjoys language
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, English, Chinese to English, and 1 more.
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Birds sing to seek for companion's respond.
Birds sing to seek for companion's respond.
Means to look for friends who share a common goal with you.
《詩經‧小雅‧伐木》：「嚶其鳴矣，求其友聲。相彼鳥矣，猶求友聲；矧伊人矣，不求友生。」
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Birds sing to seek for companion's response.
Means to look for friends who share a common goal with you.
《詩經‧小雅‧伐木》：「嚶其鳴矣，求其友聲。相彼鳥矣，猶求友聲；矧伊人矣，不求友生。」
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Note added at 7 hrs 18 mins (2005-12-28 00:29:32 GMT)
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Birds sing to seek for companion's response.
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Chinese term (edited):
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Note added at 4 hrs 46 mins (2005-12-27 21:57:34 GMT)
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there must be a standard translation of this...
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Note added at 4 hrs 54 mins (2005-12-27 22:05:56 GMT)
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Shijing
Look at the bird , Bird as it is , seeking with its voice its companion ; And
shall a man , Not seek to have his friends ? ...
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嘤嘤其鸣、求其友声:
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的滚动。滚动是常态，偶尔停下来拼拼看，拼对了自然“天朗气清、惠风和畅”；拼不对，
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Note added at 5 hrs 1 min (2005-12-27 22:12:30 GMT)
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嘤其呜矣，求其友声 = a bird sings to call forth a mate's response (外研社:汉英词典)
梦是‘萦思结想’的结果，梦宝玉而相谈，论《红楼》以对话，不也是一桩新异事吗？！
下笔以后，却未有阻滞之感，倒是意趣盎然。乘势而进，不觉积至九九八十一篇。我想起
了《诗经》上的两句：‘嘤其呜矣，求其友声’。我想与贾宝玉对话，就是为求友声。 ...
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www.cnrr.cn/rrsd/cat.asp?catid=97 - 47k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 4 hrs 46 mins (2005-12-27 21:57:34 GMT)
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there must be a standard translation of this...
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Note added at 4 hrs 54 mins (2005-12-27 22:05:56 GMT)
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Shijing
Look at the bird , Bird as it is , seeking with its voice its companion ; And
shall a man , Not seek to have his friends ? ...
etext.lib.virginia.edu/chinese/shijing/AnoShih.html - 547k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 4 hrs 59 mins (2005-12-27 22:10:30 GMT)
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嘤嘤其鸣、求其友声:
欢迎光临happy895-网友文章-我说男人[原创] - [ Translate this page ]
的滚动。滚动是常态，偶尔停下来拼拼看，拼对了自然“天朗气清、惠风和畅”；拼不对，
接着往下滚，到滚不动或不愿滚为止。但这种“嘤嘤其鸣、求其友声”的事情，需要有别的
半球也在不停的滚动中才好。重要的是你必须时刻宣称自己是一只独身的半球，这样才能滚 ...
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Note added at 5 hrs 1 min (2005-12-27 22:12:30 GMT)
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嘤其呜矣，求其友声 = a bird sings to call forth a mate's response (外研社:汉英词典)
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