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介之推

Mandarin · pinyin Jiè Zhī tuī

Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公 Jìn Wén gōng, in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明 Qīng míng (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated

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介: jiè · forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
推: tuī · push, expel; push forward

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4–1–1 · Jie4 Zhi1 tui1

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