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destroy; spoil; ruin destroy; spoil; ruin; injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; incomplete; disabled
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thief
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殘
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賊
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| simp. (残贼)
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残
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贼
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Pronunciation
Adjective
殘賊
- (archaic) tyrannical, despotic
賊仁者謂之賊，賊義者謂之殘，殘賊之人謂之一夫。聞誅一夫紂矣，未聞弒君也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
贼仁者谓之贼，贼义者谓之残，残贼之人谓之一夫。闻诛一夫纣矣，未闻弑君也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zéi rén zhě wèi zhī zéi, zéi yì zhě wèi zhī cán, cánzéi zhī rén wèi zhī yīfū. Wén zhū yīfū Zhòu yǐ, wèi wén shìjūn yě.
- He who outrages the benevolence proper to his nature, is called a robber; he who outrages righteousness, is called a ruffian. The robber and ruffian we call a mere fellow. I have heard of the cutting off of the fellow Zhou, but I have not heard of the putting a sovereign to death, in his case.
Verb
殘賊
- (literary) to tyrannise over; to harass; to persecute
Noun
殘賊
- (literary) savage bandit