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社稷

Mandarin · pinyin shè jì

state
country
the Gods of earth and grain

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社: shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
稷: jì · god of cereals; minister of agriculture

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4–4 · she4 ji4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

se5 zik1

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noun

(Classical, literally) gods of the soil and harvest (as worshipped by the aristocracy in ancient China)
(historical, metonymic) altars for offering sacrifices to the gods of the soil and grains
(Classical, metonymic) nation; country

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