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谪 (traditional 謫) originally means to reprimand, blame, or officially condemn someone for a fault. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left side 讠 (言 in traditional) conveys speech, while the right side 啇 provides the sound. In historical bureaucratic usage, this verbal censure evolved into the demotion and forced exile of a government official to a remote location, typically for incurring the emperor's displeasure or committing an administrative error.
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