《南史·列传·卷二十六》
他性格极为孝顺，守丧十分哀伤，祭祖神的日子呈现吉祥，诏令为卫将军，断绝客人来访。
性至孝，居丧毁甚，祖日及祥，诏卫军断客。
He was an extremely filial person, and he was deeply distressed while observing the mourning period. On the day of the ancestral sacrifice, he presented an auspicious appearance, and so an imperial edict appointed him General of the Guards and ordered him not to receive any visitors.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 性至孝，居丧毁甚，祖日及祥，诏卫军断客。 [/INST] He was an extremely filial person, and he was deeply distressed while observing the mourning period. On the day of the ancestral sacrifice, he presented an auspicious appearance, and so an imperial edict appointed him General of the Guards and ordered him not to receive any visitors.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 性至孝，居丧毁甚，祖日及祥，诏卫军断客。
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He was an extremely filial person, and he was deeply distressed while observing the mourning period. On the day of the ancestral sacrifice, he presented an auspicious appearance, and so an imperial edict appointed him General of the Guards and ordered him not to receive any visitors.
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