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《陈蕃 - Chen Fan 》 | English translation: AI and Chinese Text Project users [?] | Library Resources |
| 1 | 陈蕃: | 陈蕃，字仲举，为光禄勋，上疏切谏曰：“鄙谚云‘盗不过五女门’，以女能贫家也。今后宫之女数千，食肉衣绮，岂不贫困乎！” |
| Chen Fan, courtesy name Zhongju, was the Minister of Revenue. He submitted a memorial with earnest remonstration saying: "A vulgar proverb says 'thieves do not pass by the gate of Five Daughters,' because daughters can impoverish a family." "There are thousands of women in the imperial harem, eating meat and wearing brocade. Would this not be poverty and hardship!" |
URN: ctp:dong-guan-han-ji/chen-fan