Dàshè tiānxià shì gǔdài dìwáng qìngzhù zhòngdà shìjiàn shí de zuòfǎ.
Granting a general amnesty was a practice of ancient emperors to celebrate major events.
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usage
赦 is rarely used alone in modern Chinese — it typically appears in compounds: 赦免 (shèmiǎn, to pardon), 大赦 (dàshè, general amnesty), 特赦 (tèshè, special pardon).
