created reference approved 击楫中流/擊楫中流 → 中流击楫/中流擊楫 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
击楫中流 / 擊楫中流 jījízhōngliú
中流击楫 / 中流擊楫 zhōngliújījí
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created reference approved 击楫中流/擊楫中流 → 中流击枻/中流擊枻 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
击楫中流 / 擊楫中流 jījízhōngliú
中流击枻 / 中流擊枻 zhōngliújīyì
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 击楫中流/擊楫中流 · jījízhōngliú · vow to recover lost territory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
击楫中流 / 擊楫中流
jījízhōngliú
vow to recover lost territory
To beat an oar in midstream; describes a person's patriotic ambition and determination to restore their country and recover lost territory. Originally referring to Zu Ti of the Jin dynasty who crossed the Yangtze River and swore to recover the north.
jíjízhōngliú
击 (literal) → 击/擊 · jī · to strike 楫 (literal) → 楫 · jí · to row 中流 (literal) → 中流 · zhōngliú · midstream
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