焚書坑儒

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to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]{ceon4 ci2 wong4})

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]{ceon4 ci2 wong4})

Written Forms

焚書坑儒Traditional · Main Form
焚书坑儒Alternate Form

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