卖油郎
mài​yóu​láng

oil seller

  • created sense approved 卖油郎/賣油郎 · mài​yóu​láng · oil seller — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖油郎 / 賣油郎

    mài​yóu​láng

    oil seller

    the oil-selling peddler, specifically referring to the protagonist in a famous vernacular short story from the Ming Dynasty

    卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to sell 油 (literal) → 油 · yóu · oil 郎 (bound) → 郎 · láng · young man

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