离娄

離婁

Lílóu

proper noun

Meanings

1 Lilou, a legendary man of extraordinarily keen sight
2 Lilou, Book 4 of the Mencius

Characters

to leave; apart

Examples

HSK 7-9

传说离娄的眼睛特别好，能看清百步以外的秋毫。

Chuánshuō Lílóu de yǎnjing tèbié hǎo, néng kànqīng bǎi bù yǐwài de qiūháo.

Legend says Lilou's eyes were so sharp he could make out the finest hair a hundred paces away.

HSK 7-9

“不以规矩，不能成方圆”出自《孟子·离娄上》。

" Bù yǐ guījǔ, bù néng chéng fāngyuán " chūzì 《 Mèngzǐ · Lílóu shàng 》.

'Without the compass and square you cannot make circles and squares' comes from the first part of Lilou in the Mencius.

Tips

usage

Book 4 of the Mencius opens 离娄之明 'even with Lilou's keen sight' and is cited in two parts, 《孟子·离娄上》 and 《孟子·离娄下》. The opening goes on: not even Lilou's eyes or the craftsman Lu Ban's skill can make squares and circles without a carpenter's square and compass.

culture

Also called 离朱. In a fable of the Zhuangzi, even he cannot find the black pearl the Yellow Emperor has lost, a lesson on the limits of sharp senses.

Stroke Order

离 lí

娄 Lóu