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赐
cì
【Verb】
【Original Meaning】: bestow
1. 给,旧时指上级给下级或长辈给小辈。
(To give; in ancient times, referred to a superior giving to a subordinate or an elder giving to a younger.)
2. 敬辞。
(Honorific term.)
3. 赏给的东西,给予的好处。
(Things that are granted as rewards, benefits that are given.)
4. 给予;上给予下
([En.] bestow; grant)
5. 请给
([En.] please)
【References】
1. 《说文》:赐,予也。
(From "Shuowen": "Ci" means to give.)
2. 《正字通》:上予下曰赐。
(From "Zhèngzìtōng": What is given from above to below is called "cì".)
3. 《礼记·曲礼》:长者赐,少者贱者不敢辞。
(From "Liji": When an elder gives, the younger and the inferior do not dare to decline.)
4. 《乐府诗集·木兰诗》:策勋十二转,赏赐百千强。
(From "Luo Fu Shi Ji": Awarding ranks and rewards.)
5. 刘向《列女传·赵将括母》:大王及宗室所赐币帛,尽以与军吏、士大夫。
(From Liu Xiang's "Lianü zhuan": The king and the clan's gifts were given entirely to the military officers and gentry.)
6. 《左传》:若从君惠而免之,三年将拜君赐。
(From "Zuo Zhuan": If the lord grants favor and waives it, then within three years you will be honored with the lord's gift.)
【Examples】
如:赐光(赏脸,赏光);
(Ci guang: to bestow honor or favor.)
赐环(将放逐之臣赦罪召还);
(Ci huan: to pardon an exiled minister.)
赐第(皇上敕建的府第);
(Ci di: a residence granted by the emperor.)
赐田(君主所赐予的田地);
(Ci tian: land granted by a ruler.)
赐官(赐予设置家臣以治家邑的权力)
(Ci guan: appointing a retainer with authority to govern.)
6. 请给
([En.] please)
如:赐函;赐示
(Ci han: to request a letter; ci shi: to request a demonstration.)