| 介之推 |
Jiè Zhī tuī |
Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晋文公, in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明 (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated |
| 介 |
jiè |
to introduce / to lie between / between / shell / armor |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 推 |
tuī |
to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage |