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宰予

zǎi yú

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Definitions

  1. 1. Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius

Words Containing 宰予

宰予昼寝
zǎi yǔ zhòu qǐn

Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures

Child Words of 宰予

予
yǔ

(literary) to give

予
yú

(archaic) I

宰
zǎi

to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc)