cóng​liáng

to marry into a respectable life

  • created sense approved 从良/從良 · cóng​liáng · to marry into a respectable life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    从良 / 從良

    cóng​liáng

    to marry into a respectable life

    (of a prostitute) to leave the trade and marry; to reform one's life and enter respectable society

    从 (literal) → 从/從 · cóng · to engage in 良 (literal) → 良 · liáng · good people

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 从良/從良 · cóng​liáng · to be freed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    从良 / 從良

    cóng​liáng

    to be freed

    (of a slave or servant) to be granted freedom after a period of service or by purchasing one's release

    从 (literal) → 从/從 · cóng · to engage in 良 (literal) → 良 · liáng · good people

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

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