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挥麈
huī​zhǔ

to wave a fly-whisk

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
挥麈 揮麈 huī​zhǔ
to wave a fly-whisk
(literary) to wave or brandish a fly-whisk made of deer hair, specifically a 麈尾 zhǔ​wěi
to engage in pure conversation
(literary) to chat or engage in scholarly or philosophical conversation, alluding to the Jin dynasty practice of waving a whisk during discussions