| | 夏桀末喜: |
末喜者，夏桀之妃也。美於色，薄於德，亂坥無道，女子行丈夫心，佩劍帶冠。 |
| | Meixi was a concubine of Xia Jie. She was beautiful in appearance but lacking in virtue, causing chaos and acting without morality. As a woman, she behaved like a man, wearing a sword and donning a cap.
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| | 夏桀末喜: |
桀既棄禮義，淫於婦人，求美女，積之於後宮，收倡優侏儒狎徒能為奇偉戲者，聚之於旁，造爛漫之樂，日夜與末喜及宮女飲酒，無有休時。置末喜於膝上，聽用其言，昏亂失道，驕奢自恣。為酒池可以運舟，一鼓而牛飲者三千人，昙其頭而飲之於酒池，醉而溺死者，末喜笑之，以為樂。 |
| | Jie had already abandoned rites and righteousness, indulging in the company of women. He sought beautiful girls and gathered them in his harem. He also collected musicians, actors, midgets, and companions skilled in performing strange and magnificent entertainments, assembling them nearby to create extravagant pleasures. Day and night, he drank alcohol with Mei Xi and palace ladies without ever taking a break. He placed Mei Xi on his knee, listened to her words, and followed her advice, becoming confused and losing the right path. He grew arrogant, luxurious, and indulged in self-willed behavior. They built a wine pool large enough to float boats, and with one drumbeat, three thousand people drank like oxen. They submerged their heads into the wine pool to drink, and those who became drunk and drowned were laughed at by Mei Xi, whom found this amusing as entertainment.
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| | 夏桀末喜: |
龍逢進諫曰：「君無道，必亡矣。」桀曰：「日有亡乎？日亡而我亡。」不聽，以為妖言而殺之。造瓊室瑤臺，以臨雲雨，殫財盡幣，意尚不饜。召湯，囚之於夏臺，已而釋之，諸侯大叛。於是湯受命而伐之，戰於鳴條，桀師不戰，湯遂放桀，與末喜嬖妾同舟，流於海，死於南巢之山。《》曰：「」此之謂也。 |
| | Long Peng advised, "Your Majesty is without virtue; you will surely perish." Jie said, "Does the sun ever set?" "When the sun sets, I will perish." He did not listen and considered it an evil omen, killing Long Peng. They built the Qiongshi and Yaotai pavilions to overlook clouds and rain, exhausting wealth and resources, yet their desires remained insatiable. Jie summoned Tang, imprisoned him at Xiatai, but later released him; as a result, the feudal lords greatly rebelled. Thus, Tang received his mandate and attacked him. They fought at Mingtiao, where Jie's army did not fight back. Consequently, Tang exiled Jie, who fled by boat with Mei Xi and his concubines into the sea, dying on Nanchao Mountain. The "Shi Jing" says: "Alas for that wise woman, who became a screech owl and a kite." This is what it refers to.
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| | 夏桀末喜: |
頌曰：末喜配桀，維亂驕揚，桀既無道，又重其荒，姦軌是用，不恤法常，夏后之國，遂反為商。 |
| | Eulogy says: Mei Xi was matched with Jie, a woman who caused chaos and arrogance. Since Jie himself had no virtue, he further deepened his decadence. He used corrupt conduct, disregarding laws and customs. Thus, the Xia royal state was overturned by the Shang.
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