Note 64 — Chapter III · CH’ÊNG HUA (1465–1487) AND OTHER REIGNS
Reading edition
ts’ao ch’ung can equally well mean “plants and insects” or “grass insects,” i.e. grasshoppers. In fact, Julien translated the phrase in the latter sense.

Reading edition
ts’ao ch’ung can equally well mean “plants and insects” or “grass insects,” i.e. grasshoppers. In fact, Julien translated the phrase in the latter sense.
