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Chinese
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to put in order, to govern
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disorder; to manage
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to redress (an injustice), to right; to return
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justice, right
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| trad. (撥亂反正)
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撥
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亂
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反
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正
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| simp. (拨乱反正)
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拨
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乱
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反
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正
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Etymology
From the Commentary of Gongyang:
The character 撥 in this phrase is traditionally glossed as 治 (zhì, “to impose order; to govern/manage; to repair/cure; etc.”) — for instance by He Xiu (何休, 129–182 CE) and Yan Shigu (顏師古, 581–645 CE) — whereas 亂 is interpreted as "disordered; chaotic; upside-down". Alternatively (and rarely), 亂 is used as a verb that means "to apply order; to arrange; to manage", and is considered a synonym of 撥 here.
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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撥
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亂
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反
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反
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正
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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2/2
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| Initial (聲)
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幫 (1)
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來 (37)
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滂 (2)
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幫 (1)
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章 (23)
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| Final (韻)
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末 (64)
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桓 (62)
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元 (66)
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元 (66)
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清 (121)
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| Tone (調)
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Checked (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Closed
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Closed
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Closed
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Open
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| Division (等)
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I
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I
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III
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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北末切
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郎段切
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孚袁切
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府遠切
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之盛切
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| Baxter
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pat
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lwanH
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phjon
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pjonX
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tsyengH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/puɑt̚/
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/luɑnH/
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/pʰʉɐn/
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/pʉɐnX/
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/t͡ɕiᴇŋH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/pʷɑt̚/
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/lʷɑnH/
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/pʰʷiɐn/
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/pʷiɐnX/
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/t͡ɕiɛŋH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/puɑt̚/
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/luɑnH/
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/pʰiuɐn/
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/piuɐnX/
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/t͡ɕiæŋH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/pwat̚/
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/lwanH/
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/pʰuan/
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/puanX/
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/ciajŋH/
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Li
Rong
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/puɑt̚/
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/luɑnH/
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/pʰiuɐn/
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/piuɐnX/
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/t͡ɕiɛŋH/
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Wang
Li
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/puɑt̚/
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/luɑnH/
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/pʰĭwɐn/
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/pĭwɐnX/
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/t͡ɕĭɛŋH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/puɑt̚/
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/luɑnH/
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/pʰi̯wɐn/
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/pi̯wɐnX/
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/t͡ɕi̯ɛŋH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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bo
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luàn
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fān
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fǎn
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zhèng
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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but3
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lyun6
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faan1
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faan2
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zing3
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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撥
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亂
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反
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正
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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2/2
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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bō
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luàn
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fǎn
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zhèng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ pat ›
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‹ lwanH ›
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‹ pjonX ›
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‹ tsyengH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*pˁat/
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/*ˁo-s/
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/*Cə.panʔ/
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/*teŋ-s/
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| English
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spread out
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disorder, rebellion
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reverse (v.)
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correct (adj., v.)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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撥
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亂
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反
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反
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正
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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2/2
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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2831
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8645
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2974
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2968
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17178
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Phonetic
component
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發
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亂
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反
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反
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正
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Rime
group
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月
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元
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元
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元
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耕
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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3
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1
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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撥
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亂
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飜
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反
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政
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Old
Chinese
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/*paːd/
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/*roːns/
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/*pʰan/
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/*panʔ/
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/*tjeŋs/
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Idiom
撥亂反正
- to bring order out of chaos; to set right what have been thrown into disorder; to restore justice
漢興，撥亂反正，日不暇給，猶命叔孫通制禮儀，以正君臣之位。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
汉兴，拨乱反正，日不暇给，犹命叔孙通制礼仪，以正君臣之位。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Hàn xìng, bōluànfǎnzhèng, rì bù xiá jǐ, yóu mìng Shūsūn Tōng zhì lǐyí, yǐ zhèng jūnchén zhī wèi.
- In the early days since Han arose, (the imperial government) was thoroughly immersed in the business of righting the wrongs (of Qin and the wars that followed) as if there were never enough hours in each day, yet it was still able to commission Shusun Tong with the creation of court ceremonies, in order that the monarch and the subjects could find themselves in their rightful places.