罪己
Chinese
guilt; crime; fault guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin | 6th heavenly stem; self | ||
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trad. (罪己) | 罪 | 己 | |
simp. #(罪己) | 罪 | 己 |
Pronunciation
Verb
罪己
- (Classical Chinese) to take the blame on oneself
- 下詔罪己 / 下诏罪己 ― xiàzhào zuìjǐ ― to issue an imperial edict to take the blame
- 禹、湯罪己,其興也悖焉;桀、紂罪人,其亡也忽焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, circa 4th century BCE
- Yǔ, Tāng zuìjǐ, qí xìng yě bó yān; Jié, Zhòu zuìrén, qí wáng yě hū yān. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
禹、汤罪己,其兴也悖焉;桀、纣罪人,其亡也忽焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
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