獯鬻
Chinese
name of a tribe | vend | ||
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trad. (獯鬻) | 獯 | 鬻 | |
simp. #(獯鬻) | 獯 | 鬻 | |
alternative forms | 葷粥/荤粥 葷鬻/荤鬻 獯粥 |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
獯鬻
- Xunyu, an ancient nomadic tribe north of China during legendary times
- 惟智者為能以小事大,故大王事獯鬻,句踐事吳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Wéi zhìzhě wèi néng yǐ xiǎo shì dà, gù Tàiwáng shì Xūnyù, Gōu Jiàn shì Wú. [Pinyin]
- And it requires a wise prince to be able, with a small country, to serve a large one - as the king Tai served the Xun Yu, and Gou Jian served Wu
惟智者为能以小事大,故大王事獯鬻,句践事吴。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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