一切經音義 70.82

English (machine translation) 70.82

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70.82

Flattery and sycophancy (諂佞: upper character fanqie 丑𮉼 [chǒu + chàn = chǎn]; lower character fanqie 奴定 [nú + dìng = nìng]; pandering to another's will and echoing their words is called flattery [諂]; the Shuowen says: 'Cunning flattery with high talent is called sycophancy [佞]; furthermore, acting virtuously is also called 佞').

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese