海瑞

Hǎi Ruì

proper noun #39,138

Meanings

1 Hai Rui (1514–1587), Ming official famed for his honesty

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Examples

HSK 6

海瑞是明朝有名的清官。

Hǎi Ruì shì Míngcháo yǒumíng de qīngguān.

Hai Rui was a famously honest official of the Ming dynasty.

HSK 7-9

海瑞上书批评嘉靖皇帝之前，先给自己买了一口棺材。

Hǎi Ruì shàngshū pīpíng Jiājìng huángdì zhīqián, xiān gěi zìjǐ mǎi le yì kǒu guāncai.

Before sending in a memorial criticizing the Jiajing Emperor, Hai Rui bought himself a coffin.

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history

People called him 海青天, "Hai the Clear Sky", the honest official everyone hoped for. In 1961 the historian 吴晗 wrote the play 《海瑞罢官》 (Hai Rui Dismissed from Office), and 姚文元's attack on it in November 1965 opened the Cultural Revolution.

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海 hǎi

瑞 ruì