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"1": "與其 殺 不辜，寧 失 不經，好生之德，洽 于 民心，茲 用 不 犯 于 有司。",
"2": "Rather than put an innocent person to death, you will run the risk of irregularity and error. This life-loving virtue has penetrated the minds of the people, and this is why they do not render themselves liable to be punished by your officers.",
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"expansion": "與其殺不辜，寧失不經，好生之德，洽于民心，茲用不犯于有司。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]与其杀不辜，宁失不经，好生之德，洽于民心，兹用不犯于有司。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Forged Old Text of the Book of Documents, circa 3ʳᵈ – 4ᵗʰ century CE\nYǔqí shā bùgū, níng shī bùjīng, hǎoshēngzhīdé, qià yú mínxīn, zī yòng bù fàn yú yǒusī. [Pinyin]\nRather than put an innocent person to death, you will run the risk of irregularity and error. This life-loving virtue has penetrated the minds of the people, and this is why they do not render themselves liable to be punished by your officers.",
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"etymology_text": "From the Forged Old Text of Shangshu:\n:\n與其殺不辜，寧失不經，好生之德，洽于民心，茲用不犯于有司。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]与其杀不辜，宁失不经，好生之德，洽于民心，兹用不犯于有司。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Forged Old Text of the Book of Documents, circa 3ʳᵈ – 4ᵗʰ century CE\nYǔqí shā bùgū, níng shī bùjīng, hǎoshēngzhīdé, qià yú mínxīn, zī yòng bù fàn yú yǒusī. [Pinyin]\nRather than put an innocent person to death, you will run the risk of irregularity and error. This life-loving virtue has penetrated the minds of the people, and this is why they do not render themselves liable to be punished by your officers.",
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"life-loving virtue; the virtue of cherishing lives and not killing people and animals"
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"zh-pron": "hàoshēngzhīdé"
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"zh-pron": "ㄏㄠˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄜˊ"
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"zh-pron": "hou³ sang¹ zi¹ dak¹"
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"zh-pron": "hàoshēngzhīdé"
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"zh-pron": "hao⁴-shêng¹-chih¹-tê²"
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"zh-pron": "хаошэнчжидэ"
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"zh-pron": "xaošɛnčžidɛ"
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"ipa": "/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "hou sāng jī dāk"
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"zh-pron": "hou³ sang¹ dzi¹ dak⁷"
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"zh-pron": "hou³ seng¹ ji¹ deg¹"
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"ipa": "/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/"
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"1": "與其 殺 不辜，寧 失 不經，好生之德，洽 于 民心，茲 用 不 犯 于 有司。",
"2": "Rather than put an innocent person to death, you will run the risk of irregularity and error. This life-loving virtue has penetrated the minds of the people, and this is why they do not render themselves liable to be punished by your officers.",
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"expansion": "與其殺不辜，寧失不經，好生之德，洽于民心，茲用不犯于有司。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]与其杀不辜，宁失不经，好生之德，洽于民心，兹用不犯于有司。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Forged Old Text of the Book of Documents, circa 3ʳᵈ – 4ᵗʰ century CE\nYǔqí shā bùgū, níng shī bùjīng, hǎoshēngzhīdé, qià yú mínxīn, zī yòng bù fàn yú yǒusī. [Pinyin]\nRather than put an innocent person to death, you will run the risk of irregularity and error. This life-loving virtue has penetrated the minds of the people, and this is why they do not render themselves liable to be punished by your officers.",
"name": "zh-x"
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"zh-pron": "hàoshēngzhīdé"
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"zh-pron": "ㄏㄠˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄜˊ"
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"zh-pron": "hou³ seng¹ ji¹ deg¹"
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