易子而食
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Chinese[edit]
change; easy; simple | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed | ||
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trad. (易子而食) | 易 | 子 | 而 | 食 | |
simp. #(易子而食) | 易 | 子 | 而 | 食 |
Etymology[edit]
From Zuo Zhuan:
- 敝邑易子而食,析骸以爨。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Bìyì yìzǐ'érshí, xīháiyǐcuàn. [Pinyin]
- In the city we are exchanging our children and eating them, and splitting up their bones for fuel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
易子而食