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九錫
jiǔ​xí

nine bestowments

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九锡/ 九錫 jiǔ​xí (also jiǔ​xī) nine bestowments

(literary) nine types of honors or gifts granted by the emperor to officials of high achievement; historically often used as a precursor to a powerful official usurping the throne

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