cǎiwēi
Gathering Vetch
采薇 cǎiwēi
- Gathering Vetch
- (literary) Title of a famous poem from the 诗经 shījīng, which describes the hardships of soldiers on the frontier and their longing for home.
- to gather vetch
- (literary) To live in seclusion, derived from the legend of Bo Yi and Shu Qi who lived on wild vetch in the mountains to avoid serving the new dynasty.
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- 诗经 shījīng