牺牲牲畜禽兽顾关元“牺牲”一词在现代汉语里是指为国捐躯、因公殉职和为国家或集体舍弃个人利益的意思。但在古代却不是这个意思，是指用来祭祖宗的牲畜。“牺”与“牲”在古代是指二种不同涵义的牲畜。牺是指在宗庙祭祀用的纯色家畜。孔传曰：“色纯曰牺”，是指毛色纯... Sacrificial animal and animal husbandry Gu Yuan Yuan “Sacrifice” in modern Chinese refers to the sacrifice for the country, died of duty and for the country or the collective to abandon the individual interests. But in ancient times it was not the meaning, refers to the livestock used to worship ancestors. “Sacrifice” and “sacrifice” in ancient times refer to two kinds of livestock with different meanings. Sacrifice refers to the sacrifice in the ancestral temple with solid color livestock. Confucius said: “Color Pure said sacrifice,” refers to the pure color ...