to carry → to lose (an object) 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme fù (负)
meaning 1 to carry on the shoulders, to carry on the back Rúshì, zé sìfāng zhī mín, qiǎng fù qí zi ér zhì yǐ (如是, 则四方之民, 襁负其子而至矣)
if so, the people from all sides will come [to him], carrying their children on their backs
direction →
meaning 2 to be wrong; to lose, to give in to fight, to be defeated Yī shèng yī fù (一胜一负)
win once and lose once
reference BKRS
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