On the Understanding Problems of the Word"BoTu"in Wen Xin Diao Long
The word"BoTu"is a endocentric phrases,whose central word is"Tu"and modifier is"Bo".The character"Bo",which represents"Juxi",is mostly written as"Bo"in ancient Chinese classics,but it is only a phonetic transfering use not semantic.If it's semantic transfering use,it can represent the meaning of the word"Bo"for"Juxi".If you think"Bo"of"Bo Tu"is"JuXi",it is a misunderstanding because you actually use original meaning of the word"Bo".Our"Dragon schol-ars"understood the"Bo Tu"in Wen Xin Diao Long as"JuXi",thus extending the meaning of"Bo Tu"into derogatory terms such as"gambler","inferior person","cheap person"and"people of low status".It was influenced by Han Confucianism and overlooked the original meaning of the word"Bo"."Dragonscholars"not only saw Liu Xie's high evaluation of Chu Sao in the"Bian Sao"section,but also became accustomed to the misunderstanding of the term"Bo Tu"by predecessor,which made them fell into a loop and got lost.Only through exegesis can they jump out of it.
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