易子而食 in Chinese

IPA: /i⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɪk̚² t͡siː³⁵ jiː²¹ sɪk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/, /jɪk̚² t͡siː³⁵ jiː²¹ sɪk̚²/ Chinese transliterations: yìzǐ'érshí [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧˋ ㄗˇ ㄦˊ ㄕˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jik⁶ zi² ji⁴ sik⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yìzǐ'érshí [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yìzǐh-érshíh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i⁴-tzŭ³-êrh²-shih² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yì-dž-ér-shŕ [Mandarin, Yale], yihtzyyerlshyr [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ицзыэрши [Mandarin, Palladius], iczyerši [Mandarin, Palladius], yihk jí yìh sihk [Cantonese, Yale], jik⁹ dzi² ji⁴ sik⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yig⁶ ji² yi⁴ xig⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Zuo Zhuan: : 敝邑易子而食，析骸以爨。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.] From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE Bìyì yìzǐ'érshí, xīháiyǐcuàn. [Pinyin] In the city we are exchanging our children and eating them, and splitting up their bones for fuel. Etymology templates: {{zh-x|敝邑易子而食，析骸以爨。|In the city we are exchanging our children and eating them, and splitting up their bones for fuel.|collapsed=y|ref=Zuozhuan}} 敝邑易子而食，析骸以爨。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.] From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE Bìyì yìzǐ'érshí, xīháiyǐcuàn. [Pinyin] In the city we are exchanging our children and eating them, and splitting up their bones for fuel. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 易子而食

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"易子而食" meaning in Chinese

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