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四方
fāng ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ (1): 東南西北。 North, south, east, and west.
禮記·曲禮下》:天子祭天地,祭四方,祭山川,祭五祀,歲遍。
The son of Heaven sacrifices (or presents oblations) to Heaven and Earth; to the (spirits presiding over the) four quarters; to (the spirits of) the hills and rivers; and offers the five sacrifices of the house, all in the course of the year.
周禮·春官宗伯》:以血祭祭社稷、五祀、五岳,以貍沈祭山林川澤,以副辜祭四方百物。

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