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VIII. TERMINOLOGY. I I3
_ _._ FU: TZ02. Williams says 51_ is from
; ' one and ' great,' or, a man with a pin
in his hair to shew he is of age. 5t_ alone means a man ;
51_ a fellow, common person, XIV. 18. _ _ a
husband and wife. 5t_ Jk Title of a prince's wife, XVI.
14. .'J_ 5I_ a Minister, or Court Officer. 51_ "-_ Master,
rabbi, philosopher.
___A child, a soil. It is interesting to find that this
diminutiye term -_ should have become one
of the greatest in the language, just as Son of Man and
Son of God have become the noblest titles of Our Lord.
Possibly -_ is an abbreviation of 5_ "-_', It is used
alone in the Classics principally in the three following
senses, I. THE Master, Confucius, a term of the highest
esteem and warmest regard ; in this sense it may be used
preceding a name, e.g. in the Intto. to the Great Learning
:1_ _ z_jz "My Master Ch'_ng-tzfi." 2. As a term of
respect in the sense of Sir, gentlemen; or of kindly
regard, my pupils, my fi-icnds, -'. =" --_ III. 24; VII.
23. 3. As a title of nobility, Viscount, XVIlI I. or
leadership, Chiettain, XIV. 22. See also 5_ 2_ and