"和を以て貴しと為す" meaning in Japanese

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  "etymology_text": "Calque of Chinese 以和為貴 /以和为贵 (yǐhéwéiguì).",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為す",
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          "和",
          "わ"
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          "以",
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          "貴",
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          "為",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nasu",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為さ",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなさ",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為し",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなし",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nashi",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為す",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなす",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "和を以て貴しと為せ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなせ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nase",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "和を以て貴しと為される",
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    {
      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなされる",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nasareru",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為させる",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為さす",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなさせる",
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    {
      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなさす",
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        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nasaseru",
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        "causative"
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nasasu",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為せる",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなせる",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to naseru",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為そう",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなそう",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nasō",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為さない",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなさない",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nasanai",
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        "negative"
      ]
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為さず",
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        "continuative",
        "negative"
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなさず",
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        "continuative",
        "negative"
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nasazu",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為します",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなします",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nashimasu",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為した",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなした",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nashita",
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        "perfective"
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    {
      "form": "和を以て貴しと為して",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなして",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nashite",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為せば",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to naseba",
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      "ipa": "[β̞a̠o̞mo̞t̚te̞to̞ːto̞ɕito̞na̠sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "和を以て貴しと為す"
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    {
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなせ",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為される",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなさす",
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    {
      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nasaseru",
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        "causative"
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nasasu",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to naseru",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為そう",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなそう",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nasō",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為します",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nashimasu",
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      "form": "わをもってとうとしとなした",
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      "form": "wa o motte tōtoshi to nashita",
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      "form": "和を以て貴しと為して",
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