chū​xiàn

first libation

  • created sense approved 初献/初獻 · chū​xiàn · first libation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    初献 / 初獻

    chū​xiàn

    first libation

    the first of three offerings of wine made during a sacrificial ceremony or a formal banquet

    初 (literal) → 初 · chū · first 献 (literal) → 献/獻 · xiàn · to offer

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

    created sense