tónggōng
crimson bow
彤弓 tónggōng
- crimson bow
- (literary) a bow lacquered in vermilion; used in ancient China by the Son of Heaven as a reward for high-ranking officials or feudal lords with great merit
- Tong Gong
- Name of a poem in the "Minor Odes of the Kingdom" section of the "Classic of Poetry" (诗经 shījīng), originally sung at banquets when the emperor bestowed a crimson bow and arrows upon a lord.
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Classifier
- 张 zhāng