敝邑
Chinese
my (polite); poor; ruined; shabby; worn out; defeated |
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Pronunciation
Noun
敝邑
- (archaic) my home country (or city)
- Warring States Period: Zuo Qiuming, Zuo Zhuan (春秋左氏傳˙宣公十五年)
- 敝邑易子而食，析骸以爨。
- In the city we are exchanging our children and eating them, and splitting up their bones for fuel. (James Legge)
- 敝邑易子而食，析骸以爨。
- Warring States Period: Zuo Qiuming, Zuo Zhuan (春秋左氏傳˙宣公十五年)
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