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Change log entry 73940
Processed by: richwarm (2022-01-06 20:53:54 GMT)
Comment: tweak
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- 為五斗米折腰 为五斗米折腰 [wei4 wu3 dou3 mi3 zhe2 yao1] /(famous phrase used by Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate)/(fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary/
+ 為五斗米折腰 为五斗米折腰 [wei4 wu3 dou3 mi3 zhe2 yao1] /(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate)/(fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary/
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