evil-doers; conspirators
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
evil-doers; conspirators; wicked persons
literaryAn archaic literary term distinguishing between internal conspirators (奸 jiān) and external invaders or troublemakers (宄 guǐ). Now rarely used outside classical or formal historical texts.
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
cháng常
tí提
jì及
yào要
fáng防
bèi备
nèi内
wài外
jiān奸
guǐ宄
。
Ancient texts often mention guarding against both internal and external conspirators.
Cháo朝
tíng廷
xià下
lìng令
sù肃
qīng清
jiān奸
guǐ宄
，
yǐ以
ān安
shè社
jì稷
。
The imperial court ordered the purge of evil-doers to secure the state.
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Cǐ此
fǎ法
lìng令
zhǐ旨
zài在
chéng惩
chǔ处
jiān奸
guǐ宄
，
wéi维
hù护
gāng纲
jì纪
。
This law aims to punish conspirators and uphold order.