一切經音義 65.124

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65.124

Pardoning and forgiving (sheyou 赦宥; [she 赦 is] pronounced [shu + ye] /shè/: The Shuowen says: 'To pardon (she 赦) means to let go.' The Rites of Zhou speaks of three pardons: first, pardoning the young and weak; second, pardoning the old and decrepit; third, pardoning the foolish and dimwitted. The second [character you 宥 is] pronounced [yu + jiu] /yòu/: You means to be lenient; you also means to pardon. The Rites of Zhou speaks of three remissions: first, remitting ignorance; second, remitting mistakes; third, remitting forgetfulness).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese