人莫予毒
Chinese
| man; person; people | do not; there is none who | to give; I | poison; narcotics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (人莫予毒) | 人 | 莫 | 予 | 毒 | |
| simp. #(人莫予毒) | 人 | 莫 | 予 | 毒 | |
| Literally: “no one dare harm me”. | |||||
Etymology
Found in the chapters 《僖公二十八年》 (28th year of Duke Xi) and 《宣公十二年》 (12th year of Duke Xuan) of 《左傳》 (Zuo zhuan), in the form 「莫余毒也已」.
Pronunciation
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