bi gan meaning in English
比干
Examples
- Wei zi , ji zi and bi gan , the se three people could not stand aside and see the tyranny of the emperor , the suffering of the people and the ruin of the country and society . they admonished and advised the emperor with their lives at stakes without any consideration to their own stations , thus confucius commended them with benevolence
孔子赞赏微子去之,箕子为之奴,比干谏而死,说这是殷有三仁焉微子箕子比干三人不忍心见射王的暴虐百姓的痛楚宗庙社稷的危亡,不怕以个人的地位以至生命进谏,所以孔子以仁许之。