shàng​shǒu

seat of honor

  • created reference approved 上首 → 上手 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上首 shàng​shǒu

    上手 shàng​shǒu

    same_as

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 上首 · shàng​shǒu · seat of honor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上首

    shàng​shǒu

    seat of honor

    The most honored position or side at a table or meeting; traditionally the left-hand side

    上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper 首 (literal) → 首 · shǒu · side

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  • created sense approved 上首 · shàng​shǒu · honored one — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上首

    shàng​shǒu

    honored one

    A term for the person holding the highest rank in a gathering, particularly in Buddhist contexts to refer to the senior monk or chief disciple

    上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper 首 (literal) → 首 · shǒu · chief

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense