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一切經音義 18.113

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18.113

Relief and pity (賑恤: the first character has the fanqie zh[ī] + [y]ìn; the Zuo zhuan says: "Distribute to the poor and relieve the destitute." Du Yu says: "Fen (分) means to give; zhen (賑) means to rescue." The second character has the fanqie x[ún] + [y]ù; Zheng's commentary on the Zhouli says: "Zhenxu means to show compassion for and relieve the poor").

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