HOSTAGE    人質質／質子

FOREIGNER GIVEN to someone FOR SUPPORTING a PROMISE OR CONTRACT with that person.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The technical term for a hostage is zhì 質, and there are no current competing near synonyms.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 TRADE 16. 質，以人或物抵押借貸。 贅，以人作抵押貸錢，起於秦漢。 貼，中古以來以人或物作抵押無息借貸。 當，中古以來指以小巧之物抵押借貸。 典，中古以來指用小巧之物或固定資產甚至人作抵押借貸。
Modern Chinese Criteria
人質 質子 質 肉票 (lit, obs) refers in a very traditional way to a hostage. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • BORROWRECEIVE SOMETHING FROM SOMEONE PROMISING to GIVE IT BACK.
Hypernym
  • FOREIGNER　STRANGER COMING FROM a DIFFERENT STATE. (anc: 8/0, child: 2)
  • STRANGER　HUMAN who is NOT INTIMATE WITH SOMEONE. (anc: 7/0, child: 1)
  • HUMAN　ANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS. (anc: 6/0, child: 31)
  • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

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    • Words (2 items)

    質  zhì OC: tids MC: ʈi 26 Attributions

    The technical term for a hostage is zhì 質, and there are no current competing near synonyms.

      Syntactic words
    • nhostage
    • nabstatus of being hostage; hostage stayDS
    • vadNheld as hostage
    • viact as hostage, be a hostage; serve as a hostage
    • vi+prep+NN=placeserve as hostage in N; be about to be sent as hostage to NDS
    • vtoNcausativecause to be hostage> take hostage
    • vttoN1. prep N2confirm by the sending of hostagesCH
    質子  zhì zǐ OC: tids sklɯʔ MC: ʈi tsɨ 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPhostage