Note 114 — Chapter IV · CHIA CHING (1522–1566) AND LUNG CH’ING (1567–1572)
Reading edition
t’ien pai, a phrase frequently used in this sense, though it is not quite obvious how it derives this meaning from its literal sense of “sweet white.”

Reading edition
t’ien pai, a phrase frequently used in this sense, though it is not quite obvious how it derives this meaning from its literal sense of “sweet white.”
