《资治通鉴·陈纪·陈纪二》
陈文帝听了很觉惭愧，只好自我嘲解地说： 刚才说的是玩笑话。 
上甚惭，曰： 前言戏之耳。 
Emperor Wen of Chen was ashamed, so he had to mock himself and said: What I said before was a joke.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 上甚惭，曰： 前言戏之耳。  [/INST] Emperor Wen of Chen was ashamed, so he had to mock himself and said: What I said before was a joke.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 上甚惭，曰： 前言戏之耳。
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Emperor Wen of Chen was ashamed, so he had to mock himself and said: What I said before was a joke.
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