xī
牺
sacrificial livestock
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
sacrificial livestock
literaryUsed exclusively in classical or formal literary contexts referring to ritual offerings.
Gǔ古
dài代
zōng宗
miào庙
jì祭
sì祀
cháng常
xuǎn选
yòng用
xī牺
niú牛
zuò作
wéi为
jì祭
pǐn品
。
Ancestral temple sacrifices in ancient times often chose sacrificial oxen as offerings.
《
Zuǒ左
Zhuàn传
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
xǔ许
duō多
yòng用
xī牺
láo牢
jì祭
sì祀
de的
yí仪
shì式
。
Zuo Zhuan records many rituals using sacrificial livestock as offerings.
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Jì祭
sī司
men们
tiāo挑
xuǎn选
máo毛
sè色
chún纯
yī一
de的
xī牺
yáng羊
yòng用
yú于
jiāo郊
jì祭
。
The priests selected pure-colored sacrificial sheep for the suburban sacrifice.
Zhōu周
dài代
lǐ礼
zhì制
guī规
dìng定
，
jì祭
tiān天
xū需
yòng用
chún纯
sè色
xī牺
shēng牲
。
The ritual system of the Zhou Dynasty stipulated that pure-colored sacrificial livestock must be used for heaven sacrifices.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
fā发
xiàn现
le了
shāng商
dài代
xī牺
niú牛
zào造
xíng型
de的
qīng青
tóng铜
lǐ礼
qì器
。
Archaeological finds have unearthed bronze ritual vessels shaped like sacrificial oxen from the Shang Dynasty.