"太上" meaning in Chinese

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          "english": "First of all, do not engender evil. Failing that, next do one's best to terminate the wrongs early. Still next, try to redress the grievances and change one's ways.",
          "ref": "太上不生惡，其次而能夙絕之也，其下復而能改也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "太上不生恶，其次而能夙绝之也，其下复而能改也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: c. 1st century BCE, The Elder Dai's Book of Rites (《大戴禮記》)\nTàishàng bù shēng è, qícì ér néng sù jué zhī yě, qíxià fù ér néng gǎi yě. [Pinyin]",
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        {
          "english": "Above all, a man must not bring shame to his forebears. Next he must not shame his person.",
          "ref": "太上不辱先，其次不辱身。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]",
          "text": "From: Sima Qian, 1st century BCE, Letter to Ren An. Translated by Burton Watson.\nTàishàng bù rǔ xiān, qícì bù rǔ shēn. [Pinyin]",
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        "first; firstly; above all; first and foremost"
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        "(archaic) first; firstly; above all; first and foremost"
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      "zh-pron": "tàishàng"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "tàishàng"
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      "zh-pron": "tàishàng"
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      "zh-pron": "tʻai⁴-shang⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "tài-shàng"
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      "zh-pron": "tayshanq"
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      "zh-pron": "тайшан"
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      "zh-pron": "tajšan"
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      "ipa": "/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "thajH dzyangH"
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      "zh-pron": "/*l̥ˤa[t]-s daŋʔ-s/"
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      "zh-pron": "/*tʰaːds djaŋs/"
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      "ipa": "/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/"
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  "word": "太上"
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          "english": "First of all, do not engender evil. Failing that, next do one's best to terminate the wrongs early. Still next, try to redress the grievances and change one's ways.",
          "ref": "太上不生惡，其次而能夙絕之也，其下復而能改也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "太上不生恶，其次而能夙绝之也，其下复而能改也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: c. 1st century BCE, The Elder Dai's Book of Rites (《大戴禮記》)\nTàishàng bù shēng è, qícì ér néng sù jué zhī yě, qíxià fù ér néng gǎi yě. [Pinyin]",
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          "english": "Above all, a man must not bring shame to his forebears. Next he must not shame his person.",
          "ref": "太上不辱先，其次不辱身。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]",
          "text": "From: Sima Qian, 1st century BCE, Letter to Ren An. Translated by Burton Watson.\nTàishàng bù rǔ xiān, qícì bù rǔ shēn. [Pinyin]",
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "/*tʰaːds djaŋs/"
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  "word": "太上"
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