"柔、软、刚、坚、硬"这些词及其组合的词语形成汉语表达软硬概念的反义词语类聚。先秦至两汉"柔、坚、刚"为表达软硬反义类聚中的主导词,唐宋后"软、硬"渐取代"柔、坚、刚"成为表达软硬反义类聚中的主导词,体现了汉语文白兴替与雅俗相融的发展演变机制。
The words"rou(gentle),ruan(soft),jian(firm),ying(hard),gang(rigid)"and their combination words form antonym aggregation of Chinese concepts of ruan(soft)and ying(hard).The dominant words of antonym aggregation expressing ruan(soft)and ying(hard)were"rou(gentle),jian(firm)and gang(rigid)"from the pre-Qin to Han Dynasty.However,after the Tang and Song Dynasties,"ruan(soft),ying(hard)"gradually replaced "rou(gentle),jian(firm)and gang(rigid)"and became the dominant expression word of antonym aggregation of ruan(soft)and ying(hard).