《明史·列传·卷一百二十二》
官司报上来，下诏廷杖六十，贬斥为平民。
谳上，诏廷杖六十，斥为民。
The lawsuit was reported, and an imperial decree was issued to give Li Yi sixty strokes of the court staff and demote him to a commoner.
<s>[INST] Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 谳上，诏廷杖六十，斥为民。 [/INST]
English interpretation: The lawsuit was reported, and an imperial decree was issued to give Li Yi sixty strokes of the court staff and demote him to a commoner.
Structural analysis:
- 谳上 (sòng shàng): to report to the emperor/the higher authority
- 诏 (zhào): imperial decree
- 廷杖 (tíng zhàng): flogging with a heavy stick in the imperial court
- 六十 (liùshí): sixty
- 斥 (chì): to demote
- 为民 (wéi mín): to demote to commoner</s>
Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 谳上，诏廷杖六十，斥为民。
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English interpretation: The lawsuit was reported, and an imperial decree was issued to give Li Yi sixty strokes of the court staff and demote him to a commoner.
Structural analysis:
- 谳上 (sòng shàng): to report to the emperor/the higher authority
- 诏 (zhào): imperial decree
- 廷杖 (tíng zhàng): flogging with a heavy stick in the imperial court
- 六十 (liùshí): sixty
- 斥 (chì): to demote
- 为民 (wéi mín): to demote to commoner
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