小辟
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
law; king; emperor law; king; emperor; monarch; royal; ward off | ||
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小 | 辟 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎopì
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎopì
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-pʻi4
- Yale: syǎu-pì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaupih
- Palladius: сяопи (sjaopi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
小辟
- (historical) punishment other than death penalty
- 其死罪，則曰「某之罪在大辟」；其刑罪，則曰「某之罪在小辟」。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Qí sǐzuì, zé yuē “mǒu zhī zuì zài dàpì”; qí xíngzuì, zé yuē “mǒu zhī zuì zài xiǎopì”. [Pinyin]
- If the penalty were death, he would say, “The offence of So and So is a capital crime.” If the penalty were less, he would say, “The offence of So and So has received a lighter sentence.”
其死罪，则曰「某之罪在大辟」；其刑罪，则曰「某之罪在小辟」。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
Antonyms
- 大辟 (dàpì)