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  • created reference approved 刀笔吏/刀筆吏 → 刀笔/刀筆 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刀笔吏 / 刀筆吏 dāo​bǐ​lì

    刀笔 / 刀筆 dāo​bǐ

    abbreviation

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 刀笔吏/刀筆吏 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刀笔吏 / 刀筆吏 dāo​bǐ​lì

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 刀笔吏/刀筆吏 · dāo​bǐ​lì · scribe — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刀笔吏 / 刀筆吏

    dāo​bǐ​lì

    scribe

    (literary) a minor official who handles legal documents and paperwork; a petty clerk

    刀笔 (literal) → 刀笔/刀筆 · dāo​bǐ · writing of official documents 吏 (literal) → 吏 · lì · minor official

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 刀笔吏/刀筆吏 · dāo​bǐ​lì · pettifogger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刀笔吏 / 刀筆吏

    dāo​bǐ​lì

    pettifogger

    (literary) an unscrupulous lawyer or scribe who exploits legal loopholes

    刀笔 (literal) → 刀笔/刀筆 · dāo​bǐ · pettifogger 吏 (literal) → 吏 · lì · minor official

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

    created sense