hè​zhì​hū​lú

to shout at dice

  • created sense approved 喝雉呼卢/喝雉呼盧 · hè​zhì​hū​lú · to shout at dice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    喝雉呼卢 / 喝雉呼盧

    hè​zhì​hū​lú

    to shout at dice

    to shout out the names of the winning throws (the highest throw [[卢|盧|lu2]] or the second-highest [[雉|雉|zhi4]]) in an ancient dice game; (by extension) to gamble or play at dice

    喝 (literal) → 喝 · hè · to shout 雉 (literal) → 雉 · zhì · pheasant 呼 (literal) → 呼 · hū · to shout 卢 (literal) → 卢/盧 · lú · winning roll

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    created sense