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 | 社稷 | | shèjì | 名 | | 1 〈本〉 altars to the gods of earth and grain |
2 〈旧〉 the state; the country (in ancient times each state had its own altars to the gods of earth and grain, and a state remained independent only so long as its ruler was able to maintain these altars): | | 天子不仁,不保四海;诸侯不仁,不保社稷。 (《孟子》) An Emperor cannot keep the Empire within the Four Seas unless he is benevolent; a feudal lord cannot preserve the altars to the gods of earth and grain unless he is benevolent. |
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