肉食者鄙
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Chinese[edit]
meateater; high-ranking officials | rustic; low; base rustic; low; base; mean | ||
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trad. (肉食者鄙) | 肉食者 | 鄙 | |
simp. #(肉食者鄙) | 肉食者 | 鄙 | |
Literally: “meat-eaters are vulgar”. |
Etymology[edit]
See 肉食者.
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
肉食者鄙
- high-ranking officials are shortsighted
- 肉食者鄙,未能遠謀。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Ròushízhěbǐ, wèinéng yuǎnmóu. [Pinyin]
- Meat-eaters are fools, they cannot plan ahead.
肉食者鄙,未能远谋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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