Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 740, Entry 06 Pronounced li (falling tone) — "Guangyun" and "Jiyun" "Great calamity, what is it? It is great emaciation. Great emaciation, what is it? It is plague." — "Commentary of Gongyang" (Gongyangzhuan), Duke Zhuang, Year 21 The commentary explains this refers to the populace contracting plague. In "Jiyun," this character is sometimes written as "癘" (li). It is also used interchangeably with "厲" (li).