澤及枯骨
zé​jí​kū​gǔ

benevolence extending even to the dead

  • created sense approved 泽及枯骨/澤及枯骨 · zé​jí​kū​gǔ · benevolence extending even to the dead — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    泽及 (literal) → 泽及/澤及 · zé​jí · to benefit 枯骨 (literal) → 枯骨 · kū​gǔ · skeleton

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