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失节

shī jié

2-character word Traditional 失節

What 失节 means

1. to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc)
2. to lose one's chastity

The characters in 失节

• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
• 节jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term…

Sounds the same

Read shī jié, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 诗节stanza

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