jiǔ​xí

nine bestowments

  • created sense approved 九锡/九錫 · jiǔ​xí · nine bestowments — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九锡 / 九錫

    jiǔ​xí

    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

    jiǔ​xī

    九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · nine 锡 (literal) → 锡/錫 · xī · to bestow

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