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Observe koalas that eat eucalyptus:「Koalas typically inhabit open eucalypt woodlands, and the leaves of these trees make up most of their diet. Because this eucalypt diet has limited nutritional and caloric content, koalas are largely sedentary and sleep for up to 20 hours a day.」
[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala 2013-10-13 ]
「The oils may be roughly divided into three classes of commercial importance: (1) the medicinal oils, which contain substantial amounts of eucalyptol (also known as cineol). (2) the industrial oils, containing terpenes, which are used for flotation purposes in mining operations. (3) the aromatic oils, such as E. citriodora, which are characterized by their aroma. …It is also called the Fever Tree, being largely cultivated in unhealthy, low-lying or swampy districts for its antiseptic qualities.」
[ https://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/e/eucaly14.html 2015-02-03 ]
「Do Koalas get 'drugged out' on eucalyptus leaves? No. There is a common misconception that Koalas get 'drugged out' or 'high' on eucalyptus leaves and that's why they sleep a lot. This myth possibly arose as a way of explaining why Koalas sleep for up to 22 hours a day. They need more sleep than most animals because eucalyptus leaves contain toxins and are very low in nutrition and high in fibrous matter so they take a large amount of energy to digest. Sleeping for long periods is a strategy for conserving energy. Koalas and gliders are the only mammals which can tolerate the toxins in gumleaves but fortunately they don't make them 'high' or 'drugged out.'」
[ https://www.savethekoala.com/about-koalas/frequently-asked-questions/ 2015-02-03 ] So, take note that the「simpleton, coffin, encased death, numb with safe, security, peaceful, restful, ease, contentment, in good health, cute and safe in tree」elements were in fact erroneous, but apparently true nonetheless.
Modern definitions (that generally disregard history) …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may list only pigeonholed definitions, euphemisms, or meaningless mnemonics)
Chinese: Eucalyptus globulus
Unihan extended: eucalyptus
Always keep in mind that these glyphs were originally created by groups of clever old men as vulgar riddles and analogies for their own entertainment
(see 籒 for that)
and represented Chinese society many thousands of years ago, and not as a written or spoken language.
If these glyphs had been intended for language use, the sages could not have possibly designed a worse system.
Is it truly possible that all these glyphs started out as off-color jokes and puzzles? Yes! It is!
Sex had no shame in ancient China. Why would it? And now, there is a cover-up.
No one is suggesting these glyphs depict contemporary life in China, Japan, or anywhere else.
This site describes glyph meanings, not people.
These glyphs however, describe many and various things, including people, long before there were any notions of becoming politically incorrect.
The question to be answered is, should these glyphs continue being used, by anyone, anywhere, for expressing language?
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Despite how bad the human world is today, do you actually believe that the so-called good old days were any better? Or they could only have been worse?
By the way, with a limited number of the same elements used by the sages again and again to form these glyphs,
you should expect to find the same explanations again and again, as tedious as that may become, and as an inherent trait of any dictionary.
This site explains the dual meanings of glyphs most often ignored by other sources that provide you with only the sanctioned definition, generally.
Primal elements
Chinese usage: 5 entries
- Glyph.04378
- Strokes: 10 ~ 09
- other
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