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Chinese
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flea
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morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.) |
late; quiet
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retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw |
| trad. (蚤朝晏退)
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蚤
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朝
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晏
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退
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| simp. #(蚤朝晏退)
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蚤
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朝
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晏
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退
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| 蚤 is a tongjia character of 早 (“early”).
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Pronunciation
Idiom
蚤朝晏退
- to go to court early and retire late; to be diligent in governmental affairs
賢者之治國者也，蚤朝晏退，聽獄治政，是以國家治而刑法正。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
贤者之治国者也，蚤朝晏退，听狱治政，是以国家治而刑法正。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mozi, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on Y. P. Mei's version
- Xiánzhě zhī zhìguózhě yě, zǎocháoyàntuì, tīngyù zhìzhèng, shì yǐ guójiā zhì ér xíngfǎ zhèng.
- When the virtuous rules the country, he goes to court early and retires late, hearing lawsuits and attending to the government. As a result, the country is well governed and laws are justly administered.
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