介休
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Etymology 1 edit
introduce; lie between; between | to rest | ||
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simp. and trad. (介休) |
介 | 休 | |
Literally: “Jie Zhitui's place of rest”. |
Supposedly named by Ji Chong'er, the Wen Duke of Jin, in his remorse for having killed his loyal subject Jie Zhitui and Jie's mother with an intentional forest fire in the region.
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介休
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Etymology 2 edit
phonetic | |||
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simp. and trad. (介休) |
介 | 休 |
Borrowed from Spanish Callao via Cantonese.
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介休