mìng​mài

lifeblood

  • created sense approved 命脉/命脈 · mìng​mài · lifeblood — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    命脉 / 命脈

    mìng​mài

    lifeblood

    life and blood; the pulse of life

    命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life 脉 (literal) → 脉/脈 · mài · vein

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 命脉/命脈 · mìng​mài · lifeline — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    命脉 / 命脈

    mìng​mài

    lifeline

    the most essential factor for the survival or development of something

    命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · fate 脉 (literal) → 脉/脈 · mài · lineage

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

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