- 机杼 jīzhù loom(literary) a loom; loom and shuttle
- 自出机杼 zìchūjīzhù originality in writingTo produce original writing or unique literary work; to break away from conventions and develop a style of one's own.
- 别出机杼 biéchūjīzhù to be originalto break away from convention and develop a unique style or original approach in creative work
- 大杼穴 dàzhùxué Dazhu pointan acupuncture point in the Bladder Meridian, located on the upper back, considered an influential point of bone
- 投杼 tóuzhù influence of rumors(literary) the influence of rumors and gossip; refers to a legend where even a mother was eventually swayed by false reports of her son's crime, leading her to drop her weaving shuttle and flee in fear.
- 投杼之疑 tóuzhùzhīyí doubts aroused by rumorsDoubts that arise when an unsubstantiated rumor is repeated often enough, causing even the most trusting person to waver; literally 'the doubt of throwing down the weaving shuttle'.
- 曾母投杼 zēngmǔtóuzhù even a mother will eventually believe rumors against her own son(literary) Even the strongest confidence can be shaken by persistent rumors; literally "Zeng's mother threw down her shuttle". References the story of [[曾参|曾參|zeng1 shen1]]'s mother who, despite her son's virtue, eventually believed reports he was a murderer and fled her loom.
- 杼轴 zhùzhóu loom(literary) loom; textile machinery; shuttle and roller; by extension refers to the act of weaving
- 杼轴其空 zhùzhóuqíkōng impoverished; shallowto be utterly destitute, originally referring to an empty loom; figuratively describes a state of poverty or a lack of substance and depth in one's writing
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computing