天下财富之委输焉
English translation: most of the nation's wealth is gathered here
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| 4 +2 | most wealth of the country is gathered here |
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| 4 | The transportation and despatch of goods (wealth) under the sun |
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The transportation and despatch of goods (wealth) under the sun Explanation: "委输" is an ancient Chinese phrase, meaning "forwarding, transportation, despatch" or "the goods forwarded, transported or despatched", not used nowadays. 张良：“关中，左崤函，右陇蜀，沃野千里，南有巴蜀之饶，北有胡宛之利，阻三面而守，独以一面东制诸侯；诸侯安定，河、漕挽天下，西给京师；诸侯有变，顺流而下，足以委输。此所谓金城千里，天府之国也。” [ 《资治通鉴》卷十一 汉纪三 ] -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 43 mins (2008-05-27 02:48:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In the context as provided, "淞、沪，东南门户，而天下财富之委输焉" means "Song and Hu, as the southeast gate, are a hub and control point for the despatch of all the wealth under the sun". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 48 mins (2008-05-27 02:53:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- So here, "委输" means "hub for gathering of wealth, and of course also for the despatch thereof" . Reference: http://www.zdic.net/cd/ci/8/ZdicE5ZdicA7Zdic94131400.htm |
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peer agreement (net): +2most wealth of the country is gathered here Explanation: 委输有两意， 一则如Mr Orientalhorizon所言的“运输/派遣（某人）运输” 一则汇聚，注聚。 唐 骆宾王 《在江南赠宋五之问》诗：“沦波通地穴，委输下归塘。” 联系上下文，吾等认为应该选择“汇聚，注聚”之意。 “淞、沪不仅是东南门户，而且是天下财富的汇聚地 （天下财富均汇聚于此），若能占领这两城，则长江以南地区，不用兵也可（后面的定电not sure)....." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-27 03:11:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- affluence of the country/world's wealth "affluence sounds better than "gathering" hehe" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-27 04:35:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Yeah, Michael's "nation's wealth" sounds better So, Song, Hu,is...,gathering place of most of the nation's wealth |
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