殘賊
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See also: 残贼
Chinese[edit]
destroy; spoil; ruin destroy; spoil; ruin; injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; incomplete; disabled |
thief | ||
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trad. (殘賊) | 殘 | 賊 | |
simp. (残贼) | 残 | 贼 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
殘賊
- (archaic) tyrannical, despotic
- 賊仁者謂之賊,賊義者謂之殘,殘賊之人謂之一夫。聞誅一夫紂矣,未聞弒君也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zéi rén zhě wèi zhī zéi, zéi yì zhě wèi zhī cán, cánzéi zhī rén wèi zhī yīfū. Wén zhū yīfū Zhòu yǐ, wèi wén shìjūn yě. [Pinyin]
- He who outrages the benevolence proper to his nature, is called a robber; he who outrages righteousness, is called a ruffian. The robber and ruffian we call a mere fellow. I have heard of the cutting off of the fellow Zhou, but I have not heard of the putting a sovereign to death, in his case.
贼仁者谓之贼,贼义者谓之残,残贼之人谓之一夫。闻诛一夫纣矣,未闻弑君也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Verb[edit]
殘賊
Noun[edit]
殘賊