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若敖鬼馁
ruò'áo​guǐ​něi

to have no progeny

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若敖鬼馁 若敖鬼餒 ruò'áo​guǐ​něi
to have no progeny
(literary) to have no offspring to carry on the family name or offer ancestral sacrifices; a reference to a story from the 左传 zuǒ​zhuàn about the Ruo'ao family's ghosts going hungry due to a lack of descendants

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  • 左传 zuǒ​zhuàn