汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 焚书坑儒
焚书坑儒 (焚書坑儒)
to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])
焚 burn / 坑 Burn people / 儒 Book / Burning the book, kill the book
秦始皇实行思想文化专制的措施。公元前213年,秦始皇采纳李斯关于禁止儒生以古非今、以私学诽谤朝政的建议,下令焚烧除秦国史书及医药等技艺书以外的列国史书和《诗》、《书》及诸子百家著作。谈《诗》、《书》者斩首,以古非今者灭族。禁民间私学,学法令者以吏为师。此为焚书”。次年因有方士儒生批评朝政,秦始皇于咸阳坑杀方士和儒生四百六十多名,此即坑儒”。
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