dào​jiǎn

to clasp behind the back

  • created sense approved 倒剪 · dào​jiǎn · to clasp behind the back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒剪

    dào​jiǎn

    to clasp behind the back

    To cross or clasp one's hands behind the back (often while walking).

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 剪 (literal) → 剪 · jiǎn · to cut

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 倒剪 · dào​jiǎn · to tie behind the back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒剪

    dào​jiǎn

    to tie behind the back

    To have one's hands tied or bound together behind the back (as with a prisoner).

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 剪 (literal) → 剪 · jiǎn · to cut

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

    created sense