《宋史·志·卷三》
五星占据积卒，战争发生；否则就有近臣被杀。
五星守之，兵起；不则近臣诛。
When the five planets occupy Jizhou, there will be war; otherwise, close ministers will be killed.
<s>[INST] Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 五星守之，兵起；不则近臣诛。 [/INST]
English interpretation: When the five planets occupy Jizhou, there will be war; otherwise, close ministers will be killed.
Structural analysis:
- 五星 (wǔ xīng): "five planets" refers to the planets Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury.
- 守 (shǒu): "occupy" or "guard"
- 之 (zhī): "it" or "the place" refers to Jizhou (冀州), a region in northern China.
- 兵 (bīng): "war" or "soldiers"
- 起 (qǐ): "rise" or "start"
- 不 (bù): "not" or "otherwise"
- 则 (zé): "then" or "in that case"
- 近臣 (jìn chén): "close ministers" or "high-ranking officials"
- 诛 (zhū): "kill" or "execute"</s>
Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 五星守之，兵起；不则近臣诛。
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English interpretation: When the five planets occupy Jizhou, there will be war; otherwise, close ministers will be killed.
Structural analysis:
- 五星 (wǔ xīng): "five planets" refers to the planets Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury.
- 守 (shǒu): "occupy" or "guard"
- 之 (zhī): "it" or "the place" refers to Jizhou (冀州), a region in northern China.
- 兵 (bīng): "war" or "soldiers"
- 起 (qǐ): "rise" or "start"
- 不 (bù): "not" or "otherwise"
- 则 (zé): "then" or "in that case"
- 近臣 (jìn chén): "close ministers" or "high-ranking officials"
- 诛 (zhū): "kill" or "execute"
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