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黍離
shǔ​lí

grief for one's fallen country

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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黍离/ 黍離 shǔ​lí grief for one's fallen country

sorrow over the ruin of a former capital or a collapsed dynasty, derived from a classic poem depicting millet growing where a palace once stood

References

see 黍离麦秀/黍離麥秀 → 黍离/黍離
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