zé​jí​kū​gǔ

benevolence extending even to the dead

Senses

泽及枯骨/ 澤及枯骨 zé​jí​kū​gǔ benevolence extending even to the dead

Literary idiom meaning that one's kindness and bounty are so deep and widespread that they even reach the remains of the deceased; used to describe a ruler's profound virtue or universal compassion.

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