bā​tái​dà​jiào

eight-carrier sedan chair

  • created reference approved 八抬大轿/八抬大轎 → 座 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    八抬大轿 / 八抬大轎 bā​tái​dà​jiào

    座 zuò

    classifier

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  • created sense approved 八抬大轿/八抬大轎 · bā​tái​dà​jiào · eight-carrier sedan chair — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    八抬大轿 / 八抬大轎

    bā​tái​dà​jiào

    eight-carrier sedan chair

    (historical) a large palanquin carried by eight people, used by high-ranking officials in imperial China

    八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 抬 (literal) → 抬 · tái · to carry 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 轿 (bound) → 轿/轎 · jiào · sedan chair

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 八抬大轿/八抬大轎 · bā​tái​dà​jiào · lavish treatment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    八抬大轿 / 八抬大轎

    bā​tái​dà​jiào

    lavish treatment

    (metaphorical) an extremely grand welcome or exceptionally respectful treatment of a guest, often used humorously

    八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 抬 (literal) → 抬 · tái · to carry 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 轿 (bound) → 轿/轎 · jiào · sedan chair

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

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