hé​bì

to join jade disks

  • created sense approved 合璧 · hé​bì · to join jade disks — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    合璧

    hé​bì

    to join jade disks

    (bound form) To join two half-moon-shaped jade pieces into a single circular disk

    合 (literal) → 合 · hé · to join 璧 (literal) → 璧 · bì · jade annulus

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 合璧 · hé​bì · to combine harmoniously — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    合璧

    hé​bì

    to combine harmoniously

    (bound form) To blend two different things perfectly, often used to describe the fusion of different styles or cultures

    合 (literal) → 合 · hé · to join 璧 (literal) → 璧 · bì · jade annulus

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

    created sense