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Hsia
or Xia
[ shyah ]
noun
- a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hsia1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
Tzu-hsia said, I have heard that life and death are allotted, that wealth and honours are in Heaven's hand.
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Tzu-hsia said, To master the hundred trades, apprentices work in a shop; by learning, a gentleman finds his way.
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Tzu-hsia said, If we keep within the bounds of honour, we can step to and fro through propriety.
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Tzu-hsia said, By wide learning and singleness of will, by keen questions and home thinking we reach love.
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Tzu-hsia said, He that each day remembers his failings and each month forgets nothing won may be said to love learning indeed!
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