created reference approved 告朔饩羊/告朔餼羊 → 告朔羊存 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
告朔饩羊 / 告朔餼羊 gùshuòxìyáng
告朔羊存 gùshuòyángcún
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 告朔饩羊/告朔餼羊 → 饩羊告朔/餼羊告朔 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
告朔饩羊 / 告朔餼羊 gùshuòxìyáng
饩羊告朔 / 餼羊告朔 xìyánggùshuò
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 告朔饩羊/告朔餼羊 · gùshuòxìyáng · to do something perfunctorily — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
告朔饩羊 / 告朔餼羊
gùshuòxìyáng
to do something perfunctorily
To keep up appearances or go through the motions without the original substance; refers to preserving an outward form even when its purpose is lost.
告 (literal) → 告 · gù · (bound form) to sacrifice 朔 (literal) → 朔 · shuò · new moon 饩 (literal) → 饩/餼 · xì · sacrificial animal 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition