湊合

湊合

1. (colloquial) passable; acceptable

湊合

1. (dated) to join; to converge; to merge

   • 左會謝沭眾溪，派流湊合。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     左会谢沭众溪，派流凑合。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Li Daoyuan, Commentary on the Water Classic, 386-534 CE

     Zuǒ huì Xièshù zhòng xī, pàiliú còuhé. [Pinyin]

     On (the river's) left side it meets the streams of Xieshu (county), where the waterways diverge and merge again.

2. (colloquial) to gather together; to collect
3. (colloquial) to make do; to accept reluctantly; to accommodate
4. (colloquial) to improvise
5. (dated) to match; to be comparable with; to be up to; to be at one with

   • 人心若存得這天理，便與禮樂湊合得著，若無這天理，便與禮樂湊合不著。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     人心若存得这天理，便与礼乐凑合得着，若无这天理，便与礼乐凑合不着。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Various editors, Collected Conversations of Master Zhu, c. 13^th century CE

     Rénxīn ruò cún dé zhè tiānlǐ, biàn yǔ lǐyuè còuhé dé zháo, ruò wú zhè tiānlǐ, biàn yǔ lǐyuè còuhé bù zháo. [Pinyin]

     If in one's xin (mind) there is a place for this li (absolute order), it's then possible for one to become at one with Propriety and Proper Music; otherwise, it's impossible for one to be so.

• (to gather together):

• (to make do):