荼毒
Chinese
Sonchus oleraceus | poison; narcotics | ||
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trad. (荼毒) | 荼 | 毒 | |
simp. #(荼毒) | 荼 | 毒 |
Pronunciation
Verb
荼毒
- (literary) to torment; to inflict great suffering on
- 夏王滅德作威,以敷虐于爾萬方百姓,爾萬方百姓罹其兇害,弗忍荼毒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
- Xià wáng mièdé zuòwēi, yǐ fūnüè yú ěr wànfāng bǎixìng, ěr wànfāng bǎixìng lí qí xiōnghài, fú rěn túdú. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
夏王灭德作威,以敷虐于尔万方百姓,尔万方百姓罹其凶害,弗忍荼毒。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
- 荼毒生靈/荼毒生灵
Descendants
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