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坑儒
kēng​rú

to bury Confucian scholars alive

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坑儒 kēng​rú to bury Confucian scholars alive

(historical) to bury Confucian scholars alive; specifically refers to the actions of the first Qin emperor in his attempt to suppress intellectual dissent

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