Title: Annotations of Zuonanzhibei in Dunhuang Manuscripts
Abstract: In the Dunhuang Manuscripts,Zunanzhibei(左南直北) has two meanings:(1) wandering around and not concentrating on work.(2) disobey.The meaning ofwandering around and not concentrating on workhas connection with the meaning ofSouth or North.not concentrated,non-fixedof South and North.The meaning of disobeyis related to the meaning of On the contrary,go againstof left.When the left meanson the contrary,go against ,Zhi(直) adverbial modifiiesNorth.Zhibei(直 北) is equivalent to theNorth;or Zhi(直)has the meaning of On the contrary,go against as left.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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