zì
胔
rotten flesh; decaying meat; carrion
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
rotten flesh; decaying meat; carrion
literaryA literary term (书) found in classical Chinese texts describing decomposing flesh, often in the context of unburied corpses or sacrificial remains. Commonly appears in the compound 胔骸.
Bào暴
lù露
yú于
yě野
，
zé则
wéi为
zì胔
ròu肉
。
When left exposed in the wilderness, it becomes rotten flesh.
Qí其
xià下
duō多
zì胔
hái骸
，
chòu臭
bù不
kě可
jìn近
。
Beneath it were many decaying remains, whose stench made it impossible to approach.
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Zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
yí遗
qì弃
de的
zì胔
ròu肉
bèi被
yě野
gǒu狗
fēn分
shí食
。
The rotting flesh left abandoned on the battlefield was devoured by wild dogs.