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Confucianism -> Liji -> Qu Li II -> 121

天子The death of the son of Heaven is expressed by beng (has fallen);
諸侯of a feudal prince, by hong (has crashed);
of a Great officer, by Zu (has ended);
祿of an (ordinary) officer, by Bu Lu (is now unsalaried);
and of a common man, by si (has deceased).
(The corpse) on the couch is called shi (the laid-out),
when it is put into the coffin, that is called jiu (being in the long home).
(The death of) a winged fowl is expressed by jiang (has fallen down);
that of a quadruped, by zi (is disorganised).
Death from an enemy in fight is called bing (is slain by the sword).


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