析骸以爨
Chinese
to separate; to divide; to analyze | bones of the body | to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) | cooking-stove; to cook | ||
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trad. (析骸以爨) | 析 | 骸 | 以 | 爨 | |
simp. #(析骸以爨) | 析 | 骸 | 以 | 爨 |
Etymology
- 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。
Pronunciation
Idiom
析骸以爨
- the situation is dire (i.e. during wartime or famine)
References
- “BOOK VII. DUKE XUAN”, in Chunqiu Zuo zhuan (in English), accessed 2011-02-27