逋逃藪

Chinese

to flee; to abscond; fugitive marsh; place of concourse
trad. (逋逃藪) 逋逃 藪
simp. (逋逃薮) 逋逃 薮

Etymology

From the Book of Documents.

今商王受無道，暴殄天物，害虐烝民，為天下逋逃主，萃淵藪。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
今商王受无道，暴殄天物，害虐烝民，为天下逋逃主，萃渊薮。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: The Book of Documents, circa 7th – 4th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Jīn Shāng wáng Shòu wúdào, bàotiǎn tiānwù, hàinüè zhēngmín, wéi tiānxià būtáo zhǔ, cuì yuānsǒu. [Pinyin]
Shou, the present king of Shang, is without principle, cruel and destructive to the creatures of Heaven, injurious and tyrannical to the multitudes of the people, lord of all the vagabonds under heaven, who collect about him as fish in the deep, and beasts in the prairie.

Pronunciation

Noun

逋逃藪

  1. (literary) refuge for fugitives
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