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Why did 鲁迅 write 贿路 and not 贿赂 ("bribe")?
The article in question was published in 1933 in 申报月刊, but I can't locate a copy of that magazin. However, I was able to get a copy of 《南腔北调集》 published by 鲁迅先生纪念委员会 in 1941 through my university ...
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Why did 鲁迅 write 贿路 and not 贿赂 ("bribe")?
Auctually, there are many similar examples in most of 鲁迅's works, like “烂熳” as “烂漫” in《藤野先生》. People usually call this 通假字. But there are also some people say that 鲁迅 just wrote the wrong character. ...
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