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鸣镝
míng​dí

whistling arrow

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
鸣镝 鳴鏑 míng​dí
whistling arrow
(literary) an arrow used in ancient times that makes a whistling sound when shot; used in the military to signal directions or issue commands
warfare
(literary) to use a whistling arrow as a metaphor for war or civil unrest

Frequency

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0.077 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 嚆矢 hāo​shǐ

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)